Blue Ghost makes successful soft landing on the Moon

The Cedar Park, Texas-based company announced yesterday (March 2, 2025) that its Blue Ghost lunar lander, which is part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative, touched down on the Moon’s surface in an upright, stable configuration at the first attempt.

“Firefly is literally and figuratively over the Moon,” Jason Kim, CEO of Firefly Aerospace said in a statement. “Our Blue Ghost lunar lander now has a permanent home on the lunar surface with 10 NASA payloads.”

Blue Ghost completed a precision landing in Mare Crisium and touched down within its 100m landing target next to a volcanic feature called Mons Latreille.

Firefly said Blue Ghost’s shock absorbing legs stabilised the lander as it touched down and inertial readings confirmed the lander is upright in a stable configuration. Following touchdown, Firefly is commanding and communicating with the lander from its Mission Operations Center in Texas.