Blue Ghost Landing Site (Mare Crisium)

What Happened Here?

Landing site of Blue Ghost (Firefly Aerospace), March 2, 2025. First fully successful commercial US lunar landing. Operated for a full lunar day.

Region Overview

Isolated circular mare near the eastern limb. Luna 24 and Blue Ghost landed here.

Missions Associated with this Site

• Blue Ghost (Firefly Aerospace) (2025) · Firefly Aerospace LANDED
  Confirmed landing. First fully successful commercial US lunar landing

Historical Timeline

• 2025-01-15 — Launch from Kennedy Space Center on Falcon 9 (Blue Ghost (Firefly Aerospace))
• 2025-02-14 — Entered lunar orbit (Blue Ghost (Firefly Aerospace))
• 2025-03-02 — Blue Ghost lands upright in Mare Crisium — first fully successful commercial landing (Blue Ghost (Firefly Aerospace))
• 2025-03-03 — All 10 NASA payloads confirmed operational (Blue Ghost (Firefly Aerospace))
• 2025-03-14 — Observed total lunar eclipse from lunar surface (Blue Ghost (Firefly Aerospace))
• 2025-03-16 — Mission ends as lunar night begins (Blue Ghost (Firefly Aerospace))

Site Imagery & Gallery

Scientific References & Sources

• https://www.nasa.gov/commercial-lunar-payload-services/blue-ghost/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Ghost_(spacecraft)

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