2 days ago · Blue Ghost captured Earth eclipsing the Sun from Blue Ghost’s top deck. This timelapse is another incredible postcard moment on our trip to the Moon. January 20, 2025: Ongoing Data Downlinks. Firefly is five days into the Ghost Riders in the Sky mission, and Blue Ghost has traveled 22,000 miles while downlinking 1.4 GB of data thus far. While ...

17 hours ago · Blue Ghost has been orbiting Earth since January 15, when the lander hitched a ride on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The lunar spacecraft is expected to leave Earth’s orbit in about one week ...

5 days ago · Unlike Earth, the Moon lacks an atmosphere to slow incoming spacecraft. Last year, a Japanese craft crash-landed on the Moon and lost contact. Blue Ghost Aims to be the First Lunar Sunset Photographer

Jan 24, 2025 · The Blue Ghost lunar mission has captured a gorgeous image of Earth as it ramps up its journey toward the moon. ... Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander captures the Blue Marble while in Earth ...

Jan 24, 2025 · Dubbed Blue Ghost, the spacecraft beamed back photos and video of the Blue Marble, our planet. The Texas company released the images Friday. It carries experiments for NASA, part of the space agency’s effort to return astronauts to the moon this decade. Blue Ghost is one of two lunar landers launched from Florida by SpaceX on Jan. 15.

1 day ago · Check out Blue Ghost's amazing view of Earth eclipsing the Moon as the lander travels on orbit. Our #GhostRiders can't wait to share more postcard worthy moments as we continue on our roadtrip.

Blue Ghost launched on the "Ghost Riders in the Sky" mission on Jan. 15 atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The lander is currently orbiting Earth, and will continue to do so for about two more weeks ...

Jan 24, 2025 · Blue Ghost is set to orbit Earth for 25 days before performing an engine burn to place it on a trajectory toward the Moon. Blue Ghost will spend four days en route to the Moon, and another 16 ...

Jan 21, 2025 · This milestone is the first of several maneuvers that will position the lander in a trajectory towards the Moon. After 25 days orbiting Earth, Blue Ghost will continue its four-day journey to lunar orbit and orbit the Moon for 16 days before it begins descent operations to the lunar surface as part of NASA’s Artemis campaign.

Jan 24, 2025 · Still circling Earth, Firefly Aerospace’s lunar lander fired its thrusters Thursday to put it on a path to reach the moon in over a month. Dubbed Blue Ghost, the spacecraft beamed back photos ...