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First Ever HD Footage From the Moon Shows Incredible Lunar Landing of Blue Ghost Spacecraft

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In 1969 NASA live-streamed a moon landing on television by mounting a robust TV camera on the Apollo 11 and pointed it toward the steps—but, oh, how technology has changed in 55 years. Firefly Aerospace engineers were cheering last Sunday as their Blue Ghost lunar spacecraft touched down and landed upright–the first time that a […] The post First Ever HD Footage From the Moon Shows Incredible Lunar Landing of Blue Ghost Spacecraft appeared first…

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Amazing Video Shows Spacecraft Touching Down on Surface of Moon

On Sunday morning, a spacecraft built by Firefly Aerospace softly touched down on the surface of the Moon, making the Texas-based startup the second private company in history to pull off the feat. Even better, the lunar lander, dubbed Blue Ghost, didn't tip over as it came down, a fate that befell two other spacecraft that made it to the Moon's surface without crashing last year. And even-even better? We have some absolutely magnificent footag…

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First Ever HD Footage From the Moon Shows Incredible Lunar Landing of Blue Ghost Spacecraft

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Private lunar lander Blue Ghost aces moon touchdown, delivery for NASA

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A private lunar lander carrying a drill, vacuum and other experiments for NASA touched down on the moon Sunday, the latest in a string of companies looking to kickstart business on Earth’s celestial neighbor ahead of astronaut missions. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander descended from lunar orbit on autopilot, aiming for the slopes of an ancient volcanic dome in an impact basin on the moon’s northeastern edge. Confirma…

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Blue Ghost Sucks Lunar Regolith To Test Moon's Soil Condition

NASA’s Blue Ghost lunar lander, developed by Firefly Aerospace, has successfully landed on the Moon and is making significant progress in its mission to explore the lunar surface. As part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program, Blue Ghost is designed to conduct scientific experiments and technology demonstrations, paving the way for future human missions. Just four days into its 14-day mission, eight out of ten NASA payloads …

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NASA Payload Drills Down to Take Moon’s Temperature | Blue Ghost Mission 1

NASA Payload Drills Down to Take Moon’s Temperature | Blue Ghost Mission 1A technology demonstration instrument aboard Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 is a robotic planetary subsurface thermal probe. The Lunar Instrumentation for Subsurface Thermal Exploration with Rapidity, or LISTER, is a NASA payload aboard Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 lander as part of the agency’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative. In …

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