'America First' on the moon? US must 'dominate' in space, acting NASA chief says during lunar landing
Acting NASA administrator made the comments just before Firefly Aerospace's private Blue Ghost 1 landed on the moon for the agency.
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander makes it to the moon. What's next?
The landing precedes by just four days the planned arrival of a second uncrewed American spacecraft built and operated by Intuitive Machines. The space exploration company, also based in Texas, etched its name in the history books a year ago when its spacecraft,
Private Lunar Lander Blue Ghost Touches Down on the Moon With a Special Delivery for NASA
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 of the near side. Confirmation of touchdown came from the company's Mission Control outside Austin,
'We're on the moon!' Private Blue Ghost moon lander aces historic lunar landing for NASA
Blue Ghost aced its touchdown try early this morning (March 2), becoming just the second private spacecraft ever to soft-land on the moon. The lander hauled 10 science experiments to the lunar surface for NASA, which was understandably happy with today's result. The first photos from the probe showed Earth shining overhead.
'Literally, figuratively over the moon': Firefly's Blue Ghost lands on lunar surface
The Blue Ghost lunar lander successfully touched down on the surface of the moon early Sunday morning, kicking off a two-week research mission and marking the latest lunar landing by a private U.S. company.
US firm Firefly scores its first moon landing with Blue Ghost spacecraft
Firefly Aerospace succeeded in its first attempt to land on the moon with its un-crewed Blue Ghost spacecraft on Sunday (March 2), as a handful of private firms compete to reach the frontlines of a global moon race.
Earth shines over the moon in amazing 1st photos from private Blue Ghost lander. 'We're all in that picture.'
A major highlight of the mission will take place on March 14, when Blue Ghost captures high-definition images of a total eclipse as Earth obscures the sun from the moon's perspective. Meanwhile, those of us on Earth will witness the same event as a total lunar eclipse, turning the moon a deep, eerie red.
Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander successfully touched down on the moon
Blue Ghost and the NASA instruments it’s carrying are expected to remain in operation for about 14 Earth days. After that, lunar night will begin. If all goes as planned, the lander will capture images in the leadup to lunar night and a few hours after darkness falls,
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