Firefly blue ghost moon landing: Firefly Aerospace’s robotic vehicle became

Firefly Aerospace’s robotic vehicle became the second privately built spacecraft to make a soft landing on the moon. It could soon be joined by two more private lunar landers. Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander softly touched down in Mare Crisium carrying 10 NASA instruments Cedar Park, Texas, March 2, 2025 – Firefly Aerospace, the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, today announced its Blue Ghost lunar lander softly touched down on the Moon’s surface in an upright, stable configuration on the company’s first attempt. As part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative, Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission 1, named Ghost Riders in ... Firefly Aerospace achieved all objectives for Blue Ghost Mission 1, following the commercial Moon landing on March 2. Blue Ghost Mission 1 was a robotic lunar landing by Firefly Aerospace in 2025, as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program. The mission delivered 10 scientific and technological experiments to Mare Crisium and became the first commercial company to complete a successful soft landing on the Moon.