The Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander launched on January 15, 2025, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The spacecraft has already captured unprecedented views of Earth and the Moon while carrying critical NASA research equipment. The 2-meter-tall (approximately 6.56 feet) spacecraft is currently orbiting Earth and preparing for its March 2 landing attempt in Mare Crisium, or “Sea of Crises,” a more than 300-mile-wide basin on the Moon’s near side. Blue Ghost carries ten NASA payloads as part of the space agency’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program, supporting future Artemis missions. Will Coogan, Blue Ghost’s chief engineer, highlighted the … Continue reading Blue Ghost’s March 2 Moon Landing: 10 NASA Experiments Aboard