At approximately 3:34 am EST yesterday (March 2), the Texas-based Firefly Aerospace became the second private space company to land on the Moon and the first to ever do so without toppling over.

Firefly Aerospace became the first commercial company to make a picture-perfect landing on the Moon early Sunday, touching down on an ancient basaltic plain, named Mare Crisium, to fulfill a $101 ...

Credit: Firefly Aerospace Updated 7:45 a.m. Eastern with post-landing comments. CEDAR PARK, Texas — Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost 1 lunar lander touched down on the surface of the moon March ...

Firefly Aerospace, a United States-based private space company, has successfully landed its Blue Ghost spacecraft on the moon for a two-week research mission amid a race between a handful of ...

WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) - Firefly Aerospace succeeded in its first attempt to land on the moon with its uncrewed Blue Ghost spacecraft on Sunday, kicking off a two-week research mission as a ...

And they succeeded. As Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 successfully landed its 6-foot-tall lunar lander on the moon’s surface around 2:34 a.m. Sunday morning, cheers erupted at the ...

Firefly Aerospace’s robotic vehicle became the second privately built spacecraft to make a soft landing on the moon. It could soon be joined by two more private lunar landers. By Kenneth Chang A ...

Rendering of Blue Ghost's descent to the moon's surface. Firefly Aerospace The moon has a brand new visitor, as Firefly Aerospace has made history by becoming the first private company to ever ...

Firefly's Blue Ghost landing moments before reaching the lunar surface Firefly Aerospace/Gizmodo Landing on the Moon is no easy feat; the lunar surface has become a graveyard for far too many ...

An American company became the first private firm to perform a perfect moon landing early Sunday when Firefly Aerospace sent its Blue Ghost lander down to the surface. “You all stuck the landing.

CEDAR PARK, Texas, March 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Firefly Aerospace, the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, today announced its Blue Ghost lunar lander softly touched down on the ...

Firefly Aerospace landed its Blue Ghost spacecraft on the moon on Sunday. Moon landings were once exclusive to government agencies, but Firefly is now the second company to do it. The Blue Ghost ...