Firefly Blue Ghost Completes First Fully Successful Commercial Moon Landing
91 FOMOFirefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander touched down at Mare Crisium on March 2, 2025 — the first fully successful commercial soft landing on the Moon. All 10 NASA CLPS science payloads powered on and collected data over a 14-day surface mission (346 hours), transmitting 120 GB back to Earth. The mission concluded March 16 when batteries depleted at lunar sunset.
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Mission
- Vehicle
- Blue Ghost
- Payload
- 10 NASA CLPS science instruments
- Orbit
- Lunar surface — Mare Crisium
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Firefly Aerospace ·
Firefly Aerospace Successfully Completes 14 Days of Surface Operations on the MoonFirefly Aerospace announced 100% mission success for Blue Ghost Mission 1 — all 10 NASA CLPS payloads operated on the lunar surface and collected science data during 346 hours of daylight operations. The mission ended March 16 as batteries depleted at lunar sunset, marking the longest commercial surface operation on the Moon.
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Astronomy.com ·
Firefly's Blue Ghost lander nails lunar missionAnalysis of Blue Ghost Mission 1 success: Firefly's first-ever lunar landing attempt was flawless, contrasting sharply with the industry's prior commercial failure rate. The mission's 346-hour surface operation delivered GPS firsts, deepest-ever robotic thermal probe, and stunning eclipse imagery — while Intuitive Machines' IM-2 failed the same week.
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NASA ·
NASA Science Data Received, Blue Ghost Captures Eclipse From MoonAll 10 NASA CLPS payloads on Blue Ghost powered on and collected data. On March 14, the lander captured historic imagery of a total solar eclipse from the lunar surface — the first time a commercial company observed this phenomenon while actively operating on the Moon. The LuGRE instrument received GPS signals from 362,000 km, setting a new record.
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Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander touched down at Mare Crisium on March 2, 2025 — the first full