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Blue Ghost

Commercial lunar lander achieving what others couldn't. Mission 1: flawless landing, 100% payload success, 346 hours surface operations. Mission 2 (late 2026): farside via Elytra dark orbital vehicle. Mission 3 (2028): Mons Gruithuisen dome. Mission 4 (2029): Haworth Crater south pole. Five CLPS task orders awarded.

Mission Manifest

2 missions
Blue Ghost Mission 2
Unknown

Farside Moon landing — first ever commercial farside attempt. Lander rides Elytra Dark orbital vehicle. Delivers Rashid 2 rover (UAE). Lunar Pathfinder satellite deployed to lunar orbit. Launch late 2026.

Nov 2026
Blue Ghost Mission 1 (Ghost Riders in the Sky)
Success

First fully successful commercial soft landing on the Moon. Launched Jan 15 2025 on Falcon 9. Landed Mare Crisium March 2 2025. All 10 NASA CLPS payloads operated. 346 hours surface operations. Transmitted 120 GB. Witnessed total solar eclipse from lunar surface March 14.

Jan 15, 2025