Then on Thursday, the lander, named Blue Ghost, fired its engines for four minutes to propel the spacecraft beyond Earth’s orbit toward the moon. The engine burn was the most challenging the ...

Firefly's Blue Ghost lander touched down on the lunar surface early Sunday and one of the experiments mounted onboard will try to do something almost unimaginable — tap into Earth's GPS ...

Blue Ghost left Earth on 15 January, with the intention of exploring the Sea of Crises, and is the latest collaboration between US space agency Nasa and private companies.

Private Blue Ghost lander captures amazing shot after historic lunar touchdown (photo) DARPA wants a spacecraft to search for water on the moon "We are grateful to the Italian Space Agency for ...

We’ll start with the one winner of the week, Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 ... GNSS receiver that successfully tracked signals from Earth-orbiting satellites. All of the scientific payloads ...

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The spacecraft made seven crucial in-house engine burns using its innovations to accomplish a pinpoint landing. Kim ...

A Firefly Aerospace rocket launched from California crashed into the Pacific Ocean north of Antarctica, failing to place into low-Earth orbit a satellite for Lockheed Martin.

The year’s first moon landing was a big success. The second not so much. Now a third commercial lunar lander has entered orbit around the moon ahead of its chance for glory next month. Japanese ...

the latest in a string of companies looking to kickstart business on Earth’s celestial neighbor ahead of astronaut missions. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander descended from lunar orbit ...

Marotta Controls FDV060 and MV130HLT-L valves play a critical role in Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander, which successfully touched down on the Moon on March 2, 2025. “More than ...

MONTVILLE, N.J., April 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Marotta Controls, a longstanding aerospace and defense innovator, today announced its critical role in Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar ...