Private lunar lander Blue Ghost falls silent on the moon after a 2-week mission

A sunset in another world. With that poetic final brooch has concluded the first successful mission of the CLPS lunar exploration initiative that NASA inaugurated in 2024 in collaboration with private companies. The Blue Ghost became last March 2nd the first US ship to perform a perfect landing since Apollo 17 achieved it in 1972. More than half a century after that last human experience on the Moon, the robotic probe of the company Firefly Aero…

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Private lunar lander Blue Ghost ends mission

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — It's lights out for the first private lunar lander to pull off a fully successful moon mission.

History-making Blue Ghost lunar lander sends one last message from the moon

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander marks the first fully successful commercial moon mission, achieving all objectives and transmitting a final farewell message to Earth.

Firefly’s moon lander ends successful mission

Firefly Aerospace managed to stay upright when it landed on the moon two weeks ago and announced Monday it had completed its mission.