Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander successfully landed on the moon, marking the first commercial soft landing. Future missions are planned for 2026.

"It has been an honor to enable science and technology experiments that support future missions to the moon, Mars and beyond.

The Blue Ghost lander set off for the moon in mid-January on board a Falcon 9 rocket. The Japanese lander Hakuto-R Mission 2 was also on board, but is not due to arrive on the moon until May or June.

With a successful landing, Blue Ghost delivered 10 NASA science instruments to the lunar surface March 2 in an area known as Mare Crisium. The mission is part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload ...

Blue Ghost touched down on March 2 and ran all 10 NASA science experiments without issue. It even watched last week's solar eclipse from the moon. Firefly's CEO said the mission is complete and ...

(AP) — It’s lights out for the first private lunar lander to pull off a fully successful moon mission. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander fell silent over ... moon’s far northeastern edge on March ...

Blue Ghost Mission 1 - Shadow on the Moon's Surface Firefly ... 2025 Firefly made history on March 2 when Blue Ghost became the first commercial lander to fully succeed in a soft moon landing ...

On March 2, it landed on the lunar surface and began operating. The Texas company said Monday that Blue Ghost met "100 % of its mission objectives" and has transmitted more than 119 GB of data ...

Blue Ghost touched down on March 2 and ran all 10 NASA science experiments without issue. It even watched last week's solar eclipse from the moon. Firefly's CEO said the mission is complete and ...

Private lunar lander Blue Ghost's shadow is seen on the moon's surface after touching down on the moon with a special delivery for NASA, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (NASA/Firefly Aerospace via AP ...

Recommended Videos “Mission ... 2. It carried a drill, vacuum and other science and tech instruments for NASA. Firefly confirmed Monday that all 10 experiments worked. Late last week, Blue Ghost ...

Private Lunar Lander Blue Ghost Falls Silent on the Moon After a 2-Week Mission CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — It’s lights out for the first private lunar lander to pull off a fully successful ...