Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission 1, named Ghost Riders in the Sky, launched from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, at 1:11 a.m. EST on January 15, 2025. Blue Ghost separated from the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in a highly elliptical Earth orbit at 2:17 a.m. EST and established communications with Firefly’s Mission Operations ...

Blue Ghost Mission 1 is a robotic Moon landing mission conducted by Firefly Aerospace, launched on January 15, 2025. As part of NASA 's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program, the mission aims to deliver ten scientific investigations and technology demonstrations to support future human exploration of the Moon under the broader Artemis program .

3 days ago · Firefly is five days into the Ghost Riders in the Sky mission, and Blue Ghost has traveled 22,000 miles while downlinking 1.4 GB of data thus far. While there’s still a long road ahead, the team has already accomplished several critical milestones on the way to the Moon. January 18, 2025: First Engine Burn. Big win for the Ghost Riders!

Cedar Park, Texas, January 15, 2025 – Firefly Aerospace, the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, today announced Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, successfully acquired signal, and completed on-orbit commissioning.

Jan 15, 2025 · Part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 lander will deliver 10 science and technology payloads to the Moon.

Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost, or simply Blue Ghost, is a class of lunar landers designed and manufactured by Firefly Aerospace. Firefly plans to operate Blue Ghost landers to deliver small payloads to the surface of the Moon. The first Blue Ghost mission was launched at 1:11 a.m. EST (06:11 UTC) on January 15, 2025.

Jan 21, 2025 · Firefly’s Blue Ghost continues its journey to the Moon carrying 10 NASA science and technology instruments. Four days into the mission, the lunar lander completed its first main engine burn. This milestone is the first of several maneuvers that will position the lander in a trajectory towards the Moon.

Jan 10, 2025 · Scheduled to launch soon is fireflies Blue Ghost Mission, one carrying 10 NASA signs and technology payloads to the moon’s earth facing side. Blue Ghost will mark the third flight and delivery to launch under CLPS.

Jan 15, 2025 · Blue Ghost Mission 1 (TO 19D) is a lunar lander designed to deliver ten payloads to the lunar surface. It launched on 15 January 2025. The objectives of the mission are to investigate heat flow from the lunar interior, plume-surface …

Jan 6, 2025 · Lofted into orbit by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, Blue Ghost will be the first U.S. mission to Crisium. Standing 6.6 feet (2 meters) tall and 11.5 feet (3.5 m) wide, the Blue Ghost lander...