The European Space Agency on Thursday put €862mn behind its goal to be a major player in lunar exploration, awarding a contract to Thales Alenia Space to build its first cargo vehicle for the Moon.
Firefly Aerospace Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander began its journey ... will spend 45 days traveling through space before attempting a soft touchdown on the lunar surface. Blue Ghost’s first ...
One week ago, a private lunar ... lander, dubbed "Blue Ghost," hitched a ride on Jan. 15 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for a 1:11 a.m. EST launch from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s ...
Blue Ghost was launched by SpaceX on January 15 and it will spend 25 days in Earth orbit. The following four days after that will be spent in lunar transit before it enters the lunar orbit. It will ...
The dynamics of lunar landers and their landing gear systems are critical for the success of space missions aimed ... focused on various aspects of lunar lander dynamics, including stability ...
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander caught haunting images of Earth while preparing to make its way towards lunar orbit ... witness an eclipse from space (video) Firefly Aerospace released ...