Here’s the secret to how Firefly was able to nail its first lunar landing
The Blue Ghost spacecraft, named for a species of firefly, took eclipse chasing to new heights. Not only did it see the Earth block the Sun from an unexplored location on the Moon, but the lander fell ...
Ed Mitchell, the Apollo astronaut who lived in Palm Beach County, was a man of the cosmos
Astronaut Edgar Dean Mitchell's experience in space led him to found the Institute of Noetic Sciences, which explores the science behind psychic and spiritual phenomena.
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These Are the Many Firsts of America's Most Successful Commercial Moon Lander Yet
And it's a wrap. A little more than two weeks after it touched down on the surface of the Moon, the lander called Blue Ghost ...
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Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander nails lunar mission
Astronomy contributor and lunar expert Robert Reeves looks back on a Texas-sized achievement in Moon exploration.
Farewell, Blue Ghost! Private moon lander goes dark to end record-breaking commercial lunar mission
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander went dark in the lunar night on Sunday (March 16) as expected, bringing an end to ...
A startup wants to mine the moon for helium
A startup company wants to establish mining operations on the moon to extract a rare isotope needed for future quantum ...
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Watch The Sky Turn Red With A Total Solar Eclipse Seen From The Moon's Surface
Blue Ghost has eyed-up all the must-see sights on the Moon. After capturing some dazzling footage of a total solar eclipse ...
Firefly Aerospace Successfully Completes 14 Days of Surface Operations on the Moon
All 10 NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) instruments successfully operated on the lunar surface and collected ...
Private lunar lander Blue Ghost falls silent on the moon after a 2-week mission
It's lights out for the first private lunar lander to pull off a fully successful moon mission. Firefly Aerospace's Blue ...
Read Blue Ghost’s final message as it signs off from the moon
Firefly Aerospace shared a final message from Blue Ghost as the lander's lunar mission came to a close on Sunday.
Beyond Earthrise: Blue Ghost’s Chilling New Perspective From the Moon
More than 50 years after Apollo 8’s legendary Earthrise photo, a new image from the Moon’s surface delivers a hauntingly ...
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Wow! Blue Ghost Captures Total Lunar Eclipse from the Moon
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 lunar lander snapped incredible photographs of the March 13–14 total lunar eclipse, ...