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Blue Ghost ends its pioneering mission with the sunset
- Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost mission successfully completed the first commercial moon landing on March 16, 2025 after a 14-day surface mission on Mare Crisium.
- Blue Ghost landed on the moon's near side in Mare Crisium on March 2, 2025, becoming the first commercial company in history to achieve a successful moon landing.
- The mission journeyed to the moon over 45 days, orbiting Earth for 25 days and the moon for 16 days before landing on the lunar surface for a 14-day operation period.
- On the moon, Blue Ghost conducted various tasks including soil sampling, drilling, capturing images of the lunar sunset, and testing equipment resilience to radiation.
- The mission carried 10 NASA science payloads to the moon to study the lunar environment before the Artemis 3 mission, which is scheduled for 2027.
- Blue Ghost's successful mission marks a significant advancement in commercial exploration, with Firefly Aerospace making history in lunar exploration.
- The mission captured stunning videos and images of the moon's surface, Earth, and the surrounding space during its operation.
- Blue Ghost's pioneering mission concluded as the sun set on the moon, signaling the start of a two-week lunar night phase.
- Firefly Aerospace's mission aimed to expand scientific knowledge of the moon's environment and pave the way for future lunar explorations.
- Blue Ghost's successful mission demonstrates advancements in commercial space exploration and the potential for further lunar research and missions.
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