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 | 2 months, 9 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)[1] |
| Dry mass | 469 kg (1,034 lb)[1] |
| Dimensions | Height: 2 m (6 ft 7 in) Width: 3.5 m (11 ft)[1] |
| Power | 400 watts[1] |
| 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 is a Moon landing mission. It landed on the Moon on March 2, 2025.[2] The mission's name is Ghost Riders in the Sky. [3] This was the second Moon landing by a private company. The Blue Ghost mission is run by Firefly Aerospace.[4]
Background: The first private landing was Athena by the company Intuitive. However, that lander fell over and many of its functions were not possible.[5]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "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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