DIU Taps Firefly For Space Maneuvering Demonstration is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week ...

Among the bonus science collected by Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander ... touchdown on the Moon to provide insights into the effects that engine plumes have on the surface for future robotics ...

according to Firefly. This includes SCALPSS, which observed the effects of the lander's engine plumes on lunar regolith when Blue Ghost touched down on the moon. Progress has been very good for ...

The spacecraft, about the size of a small car, conducted a series of experiments. It drilled three feet into the lunar soil, took X-ray images of the magnetic bubble that surrounds and protects Earth ...

When the Blue Ghost lander reached the lunar surface on March 2, Firefly Aerospace become the ... kind footage of a lunar lander’s powerful engine plumes interacting with the moon’s surface ...

(X/Firefly_Space) The image showcases the rare ‘diamond ring’ effect—a celestial phenomenon created when sunlight streams through lunar valleys during an eclipse. Firefly Aerospace’s ...

Blue Ghost Mission 1 - Shadow on the Moon's Surface Firefly Aerospace Firefly Aerospace’s historic Blue Ghost mission to the moon has officially ended after the lander made its last ...

Alpha is scheduled to lift off from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on Saturday during a 52-minute window that opens at 9:25 a.m. EDT (1325 GMT; 6:25 a.m. local California time). Firefly ...

A lunar lander has completed its two-week mission and sent spectacular sunset images as a "final goodbye" back to Earth. The Blue Ghost Mission 1 lander was launched by Firefly Aerospace in mid ...

HOUSTON, Texas (WHNT) — At the Johnson Space Center Tuesday, NASA and Firefly Aerospace held a news conference to discuss the successful Blue Ghost Mission 1. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost ...

The privately-owned lander turned its cameras toward Earth as our planet cast its shadow over the moon. It’s not the first spacecraft to do so.