Firefly Aerospace successfully landed its Blue Ghost 1 mission on the moon on March 2, 2025, as part of NASA's CLIPS program. They became the 1st Commercial Company to touchdown safely and land on the moon! 

The mission, which cost 1/10th of a NASA-led mission, carried 10 NASA instruments onboard (among some other payloads as well). The mission's instruments will study lunar dust, solar wind interactions, and other scientific phenomena. Future missions, including Intuitive Machines' IAM-2, are expected to build on the Lunar Momentum, with significant scientific data expected in the coming weeks before the bitter cold of lunar darkness.

Buckle up, and let's dive in! Thanks for joining us for another episode of Today In Space

Keywords:  Firefly Aerospace, Blue Ghost One, moon landing, NASA, CLIPS program, lunar payloads, SpaceX Falcon 9, Mare Crisium, autonomous descent, lunar dust, scientific instruments, NFT digital art, Artemis mission, lunar night, space exploration.

Sources:

https://fireflyspace.com/missions/blue-ghost-mission-1/

https://fireflyspace.com/news/

https://www.intuitivemachines.com/im-2

https://lifeship.com/blogs/lifeship-mission-control/successful-launch-we-are-on-our-way-to-the-moon

Timestamps:

00:00 Firefly Aerospace's Historic Moon Landing 01:17 Firefly Space Lander Cost & NASA CLPS 02:28 Firefly Mission & Landing Breakdown 06:50 What's onboard for Science & Payloads? 09:19 What to expect in Week 1 on the Moon? 10:41 Final Thoughts

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 Alex G. Orphanos

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