Race to the Moon · United States
Blue Ghost Mission 1 launched on 15 Jan 2025. Blue Ghost Mission 1 is a lander mission in the CLPS programme by Firefly Aerospace (NASA CLPS), counted under United States.
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Yes. Recorded result: soft landing, upright. Landed near Mons Latreille, Mare Crisium (03:34 EST) (2 Mar 2025). The mission as a whole is recorded as a success.
Firsts: First fully successful commercial lunar landing
All 10 NASA payloads operated. The mission ended on 16 Mar 2025 after 119 GB of data, including 51 GB of science and technology data (NASA). Firefly calls it "the first fully successful commercial Moon landing".
Blue Ghost Mission 1 launched on 15 Jan 2025.
Blue Ghost Mission 1 is a lander mission in the CLPS programme by Firefly Aerospace (NASA CLPS), counted under United States.
Yes. Recorded result: soft landing, upright. Landed near Mons Latreille, Mare Crisium (03:34 EST) (2 Mar 2025). The mission as a whole is recorded as a success.
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