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 Rendering of Blue Ghost Mission 1 on the Moon | |
| Manufacturer | Firefly Aerospace |
|---|---|
| Designer | Firefly Aerospace |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Operator | Firefly Aerospace |
| Applications | Lunar payload delivery and support |
| Specifications | |
| Spacecraft type | Lunar lander |
| Payload capacity | 150 kg[1] |
| Power | 650 W |
| Production | |
| Status | Testing |
| On order | 3 |
| Built | 1 |
| Launched | 1 |
| Operational | 1 |
Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost, or simply Blue Ghost, is a class of lunar landers designed and manufactured by American private company Firefly Aerospace. Firefly plans to operate Blue Ghost landers to deliver small payloads to the surface of the Moon. The first Blue Ghost mission was launched at 1:11 a.m. EST (06:11 UTC) on January 15, 2025.[2][3][4][5] It successfully landed on the Moon on March 2, 2025.[6] The landers are named after the firefly species Phausis reticulata, known as blue ghosts.[7]
- ^ Aria Alamalhodaei (6 November 2023). "Firefly's Blue Ghost lander represents a big bet on a future lunar economy". TechCrunch.
- ^ "Blue Ghost Mission 1 (Firefly)". NASA NSSDCA. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ Stuart (18 November 2024). "To The Moon and Back: VA Tech Alumnus Prepares for Blue Ghost Mission One". The Roanoke Star. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "NASA Invites Media to Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1 Launch to Moon - NASA". www.nasa.gov. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ @Firefly_Space (7 January 2025). "Buckle up! Our road trip to the Moon is set to launch at 1:11 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Jan. 15" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Firefly's Blue Ghost becomes second private spacecraft with moon landing". www.bbc.com. 2 March 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ chris (20 May 2021). "Firefly Aerospace Awards Contract to SpaceX to Launch Blue Ghost Mission to Moon in 2023". Firefly Aerospace. Retrieved 3 March 2025.