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Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1 Lunar Landing [1]

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Date: 2025-02

With a suite of NASA science and technology on board, Firefly Aerospace is targeting no earlier than 3:45 a.m. EST Sunday, March 2, to land their Blue Ghost lunar lander on the Moon. Blue Ghost is slated to touch down near Mare Crisium, in the northeast quadrant on the near side of the Moon, as part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign to establish a long-term lunar presence. Live coverage of the landing, jointly hosted by NASA and Firefly, will air on NASA+ starting at 2:30 a.m. EST, approximately 75 minutes before touch down on the Moon’s surface.

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[1] Url: https://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-video/firefly-blue-ghost-mission-1-lunar-landing/

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