Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander leaves Earth orbit

Firefly’s Blue Ghost Lander Bids Farewell to Earth on Its Way to the Moon
The Blue Ghost mission launched on Wednesday, January 15, on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and is currently around halfway through its journey to the Moon. The mission, named “Ghost Riders in the Sky,” will spend around 16 days in lunar orbit before attempting a soft touchdown on the lunar surface.
Firefly’s Blue Ghost moon mission shares its most stunning image yet
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Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander leaves Earth orbit to head for the moon
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander is now headed for the moon after firing its engines to send it out of Earth orbit."Blue Ghost successfully performed a Trans Lunar Injection burn to escape Earth's gravitational pull and begin a 4-day transit to the moon's orbit,
Firefly’s Blue Ghost Snaps a Breathtaking Earth Selfie on Its Way to the Moon
Blue Ghost has left Earth’s orbit, carrying NASA’s science to the Moon. Instruments are performing well, including a radiation-hardened computer, a magnetic field detector, and a lunar soil collection system.
What is 'Blue Ghost' Lander Off to the Moon's Mare Crisium
Science: The Blue Ghost is a lunar lander developed by Firefly Aerospace as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program. Launched on January 15, 2025, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center,
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Blue Ghost lunar lander is documenting its journey to the moon. The views are breathtaking
The Blue Ghost lunar lander has captured its first images of the moon from the spacecraft’s orbit around Earth, the Texas ...
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Blue Origin spacecraft successfully simulates moon’s gravity: See video of launch
Blue Origin's famed New Shepard spacecraft successfully simulated the moon's low gravity on board its capsule during a ...
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Private Blue Ghost moon lander sees gorgeous lunar eclipse from Earth orbit (video)
Blue Ghost, the "little lander" from Firefly Aerospace that's headed to the moon, has captured the littlest lunar eclipse ...
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Blue Origin, NASA Re-Create Moon’s Gravity
Partners use Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket to test out technologies bound for the moon—without actually sending them there ...
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Blue Origin Chief Offers Guarded Glimpse at What's Next for Bezos' SpaceX Rival
Dave Limp tells Commercial Space Conference attendees what it's going to take to get back to the Moon and eventually Mars via ...
When is the February full moon? It could appear full on Valentine's Day. What to know
The February full moon, called the “snow moon,” will reach its peak on Wednesday, February 12 at 8:53 a.m. EST. While technically full for only a moment, the moon will appear full for a few days, ...
Snow Moon: How can we see the February full Moon?
February's full Moon is known as the Snow Moon, after the heavy snowfall often associated with this time of year in the ...