Blue Ghost Captures Moon's Far Side

Photos from space show the Texas company Firefly Aerospace preparing to land on the moon for the first time
Firefly's Blue Ghost mission is snapping stunning photos on its way to a lunar landing attempt. They show a new era of moon missions is beginning.
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spacecraft captures a view of the far side of the moon
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spacecraft captured a stunning view of the far side of the moon, which is the side that faces away from Earth.
Blue Ghost Is About to Land on the Moon in a Record-Breaking Mission
Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 is set to touch down on the Moon’s Mare Crisium on March 2, following a final lunar orbit maneuver. The mission, carrying 10 NASA instruments, has already made history by tracking GNSS signals in lunar orbit.
Firefly’s Blue Ghost captures stunning footage of lunar surface
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost spacecraft has captured some stunning footage from 75 miles (120 kilometers) above the lunar surface.
Blue Ghost moon lander lowers its orbit to fly closer to the lunar surface (video)
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander lowered its orbit around the moon Tuesday (Feb. 18), sending back gorgeous footage from just over the lunar surface.
Blue Ghost lander just reached lunar orbit: What it's been up to on the way to the moon
The lander, Blue Ghost, fired its engines for four minutes Thursday to propel the spacecraft into lunar orbit ahead of a planned March 2 landing.
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander snaps its 1st photos of the moon (images)
On Monday (Jan. 27), Texas-based Firefly released two photos of the moon that Blue Ghost captured from Earth orbit. One shows the natural satellite all alone, a small grayish dot in an empty black sea; the other is a selfie, showing the moon glowing above some of Blue Ghost's golden hardware.
Blue Ghost Captures Moon's Far Side Ahead of Landing
Blue Ghost, a new lunar lander from Firefly Aerospace, is just a little over a week away from touchdown. As it sidles up to the Moon, the spacecraft has managed to snag some stunn
Firefly’s Blue Ghost Just Entered Lunar Orbit and Snapped an Incredible Photo
After a month-long journey, Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander has successfully entered orbit around the Moon. After nearly a month traveling through space, Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander successfully completed a crucial four-minute lunar orbit insertion burn on3.
Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander leaves Earth orbit to head for the moon
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander is now headed for the moon after firing its engines to send it out of Earth orbit.
Firefly’s Blue Ghost Lander Bids Farewell to Earth on Its Way to the Moon
The Blue Ghost mission launched on Wednesday, January 15, on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and is currently around halfway through its journey to the Moon. The mission, named “Ghost Riders in the Sky,” will spend around 16 days in lunar orbit before attempting a soft touchdown on the lunar surface.
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