Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Is Now Orbiting the Moon

The Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Is Now Orbiting the Moon, Taking Dazzling Photographs
Along with Blue Ghost, NASA launched the Tenacious lunar rover from Japanese company ispace. It's one of the smallest planetary rovers ever designed, and it wouldn't look out of place in an RC car toy shop. Tenacious measures 10 inches tall and weighs just 5 pounds.
Welcome to the moon! Firefly's Blue Ghost lander reaches lunar orbit (video, photos)
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander reached lunar orbit on Thursday (Feb. 13) and snapped some photos to commemorate the milestone.
Say hello to the moon in stunning footage as Blue Ghost enters lunar orbit
Aiming to be just the second ever commercial soft landing on the moon, the Blue Ghost mission has arrived in lunar orbit - and captured some incredible views.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your In
Firefly’s Blue Ghost Lander Bids Farewell to Earth on Its Way to the Moon
The Blue Ghost lander completed its trans-lunar injection maneuver on Wednesday, a series of engine burns designed to place the spacecraft in lunar orbit. After spending three weeks in a highly elliptical orbit around Earth,
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In a major achievement for both Firefly Aerospace and the future of lunar exploration, the Blue Ghost lander has officially reached lunar orbit. This momentous event, which took place on February 13,
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Firefly’s lunar-bound spacecraft captures a ‘postcard shot’ of Earth
the Texas-based team said in another post shared on Sunday. “After a successful Trans Lunar Injection burn, our lander has left Earth’s orbit and begun its 4-day transit to the moon’s orbit.
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