NASA First Moon Landing

Blue Ghost Moon lander captures glow of lunar sunset

Sunset on the moon seen in spectacular images taken by Blue Ghost lander

While making the deliveries, the Blue Ghost lander experienced one lunar day. During the course of that day, it captured several images and videos. It imaged a total solar eclipse from the surface of the moon and also took pictures of the sunset. In a post on social media, Firefly Aerospace referred to the sunset picture as the lander's farewell.

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Blue Ghost’s moon landing shown in dramatic new footage

A week on, and a team at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Virginia has just released first-of-its-kind footage of a lunar lander’s powerful engine plumes interacting with the moon’s surface, captured as the Blue Ghost touched down.

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Blue Ghost Lunar Lander makes history

A lunar lander built in Cedar Park captured the first high-definition sunset pictures from the moon. It's just one small part of a history-making voyage

Here’s the secret to how Firefly was able to nail its first lunar landing

The Blue Ghost spacecraft, named for a species of firefly, took eclipse chasing to new heights. Not only did it see the Earth block the Sun from an unexplored location on the Moon, but the lander fell ...

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NASA to continue analyzing data after completion of Firefly’s first moon mission

At the Johnson Space Center Tuesday, NASA and Firefly Aerospace held a news conference to discuss the successful Blue Ghost ...

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Here’s a look at moon landing hits and misses

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Landing a spacecraft on the moon has long been a series of hits and misses. The latest casualty ...

Photos of Sunset on the Moon Aren’t Just Striking, They Could Offer Clues to Mysterious Phenomenon

Blue Ghost, a moon lander from Firefly Aerospace, captured the first high-definition photos of the lunar sunset from the moon ...

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Texas Company’s Lander Dies on Moon the Day After Toppled Landing

The Athena lander from Intuitive Machines could not charge its batteries after ending up on its side. It largely failed to ...

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'We're disappointed in the outcome': NASA shares photo of sideways Intuitive Machines moon lander, which died 12 hours after touchdown

The second moon landing attempt by Houston-based Intuitive Machines has ended just as the company's first did — with ...

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Athena lander 'on her side' on moon's surface, ending mission in similar fashion to first launch

Intuitive Machines announced its second mission to the moon has ended after Athena, its lunar lander, fell 'on her side.' ...

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Private lunar lander is declared dead after landing sideways in a crater near the moon's south pole

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon’s south pole and its mission is over, officials said Friday. The news came ...

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NASA rolls out Artemis II Orion spacecraft, twin rocket boosters for moon mission

NASA Friday rolled out the new Artemis II Orion spacecraft and twin Space Launch System solid rocket boosters that will carry ...

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NASA reveals a sunset on the moon in high definition for the 1st time

During its final hours on the lunar surface, the Blue Ghost spacecraft captured stunning photos of a lunar sunset.

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