It’s no secret that there are plenty of big egos in the spaceflight industry. While the key players typically refrain from roasting their rivals in public, that wasn’t the case at this year’s Berkeley Space Symposium. At least, not for Astra CEO Chris Kemp. During a talk he gave at the event on September 5, […]
Canada’s First Moon Mission to Fly Aboard Firefly Spacecraft
Canada’s first-ever Moon rover is going to hitch a ride aboard private space company’s Firefly Aerospace’s fourth Blue Ghost mission to our celestial satellite. The news comes after NASA awarded Firefly $176.7 million to deliver two rovers and three scientific instruments to the lunar surface. The Texas-based company pulled-off its first Moon landing on March […]
Firefly Bids Farewell to Its Lunar Lander After 14 Days on the Moon
Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander went gently into the lunar night after spending a full lunar day on the Moon, gathering data and beaming it back to Earth as part of the company’s first commercial drop-off mission. Blue Ghost sent its final transmission on Sunday at 7:15 p.m. ET, wrapping up the longest private mission on […]
Lunar Lander Photographs a ‘Diamond Ring’ During Solar Eclipse on the Moon
Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander captured breathtaking images of the so-called diamond ring effect as it observed a solar eclipse from its perch on the lunar surface early this morning. Blue Ghost got its first glimpse of the eclipse around 1:30 a.m. Eastern Time Friday, as Earth slowly blocked the lander’s view of the Sun. The […]
Watch Firefly’s Blue Ghost Tear a Hole in the Lunar Surface
Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander has been parked on the Moon for a little over a week, probing the lunar surface for traces of water and other resources. A new video captures a glimpse of Blue Ghost’s surface operations as it deploys its space toolbox to gather material and data. Firefly Aerospace shared a brief, 30-second […]
NASA Orbiter Captures Stunning View of Blue Ghost Lander on the Moon
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter managed to capture a photo of Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander on the surface of the Moon, in a stunning instance of the orbiter’s surveillance power. Ghosts are notoriously hard to photograph, and this (very real) commercial spacecraft is no different. Blue Ghost landed on the Moon early Sunday morning, finishing […]
Firefly Releases Stunning Footage of Blue Ghost Landing on the Moon
Landing on the Moon is no easy feat; the lunar surface has become a graveyard for far too many missions that came to untimely ends. But Firefly’s Blue Ghost conquered the lunar surface a few days ago, and is now standing tall on the Moon. Landing on the Moon never looked so good, with Blue […]
How to Watch Firefly’s Blue Ghost Attempt Its Historic Moon Landing
A private lunar lander is gearing up for its date with destiny. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost has been in space for 44 days, and on Sunday it will attempt to finally execute a soft landing on the Moon. Firefly will be livestreaming the landing attempt on its YouTube page. The livestream will start at 2:20 […]