Blue Ghost Mission 1
 Rendering of Blue Ghost Mission 1 on the Moon | |
| Names |
|
|---|---|
| Mission type | Lunar landing |
| Operator | Firefly Aerospace |
| COSPAR ID | 2025-010A |
| SATCAT no. | 62716 |
| Mission duration | 1 year, 9 months, 28 days (elapsed) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Blue Ghost |
| Manufacturer | Firefly Aerospace |
| Launch mass | (or weight at the Earth's surface) 1,517 kg (3,344 lb) |
| BOL mass | 1,469 kg (3,239 lb) |
| Dry mass | 469 kg (1,034 lb) |
| Dimensions | Height: 2 m (6 ft 7 in) Width: 3.5 m (11 ft) |
| Power | 400 watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | January 15, 2025 |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 (B1085.5), Flight 425 |
| Launch site | Kennedy, LC-39A |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Lunar lander | |
| Landing date | March 2, 2025, 08:34 UTC |
| Landing site | Mare Crisium near Mons Latreille |
Blue Ghost Mission 1 [was] a Moon landing mission. There were no astronauts on the flight. It landed on the Moon on March 2, 2025. The mission's name is Ghost Riders in the Sky. This was the second Moon landing by a private company. The Blue Ghost mission is run by Firefly Aerospace.
Background: The first private landing was Athena by the company Intuitive. However, that lander fell over and many of its functions were not possible.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Blue Ghost Component Graphic". Firefly Aerospace. January 14, 2025. Archived from the original on January 15, 2025.
- ↑ "Firefly's Blue Ghost becomes second private spacecraft with moon landing". www.bbc.com. 2025-03-02. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
- ↑ "Blue Ghost Mission 1". Firefly Aerospace. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
- ↑ https://www.vg.no/nyheter/i/wgpV6n/amerikansk-maanelander-klar-for-historisk-landing. Retrieved 2025-03-02
- ↑ Roulette, Joey (February 26, 2025). "Intuitive Machines embarks on second moon landing mission with Athena lander". Reuters. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
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