The Lander Blue Ghost has successfully landed on the moon in the seaside of crises, marking another step forward in private space exploration.
The Lander Blue Ghost successfully landed on the moon at 09:35 (Italian time) of March 2, 2025respecting the mission program, which began with the launch of January 15, 2025. The probe, created by Firefly Aerospacetouched the soil without technical problems, demonstrating the skill of the team that worked for a long time to reach this goal.
The goal. The destination chosen for landing is the Seaside of crisesa region little explored but of great scientific interest. The soil, relatively flat, has geological characteristics that will offer new research opportunities. Immediately after landing, the Mission Control Center on Earth celebrated the success of the operation, with scientists and engineers who congratulated the result obtained.
The mission is part of the program Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) of NASA, which aims to use private vehicles for the transport of scientific tools to the moon, supporting the wider Artemis program.
On -board tools
An important tool on board is Luglie (lunar gnss receiver experience)developed by the Italian company Qascom In collaboration with theItalian Space Agency (ASI) and the Nasa. Luglie will tester the possibility of using the signals of the terrestrial satellite navigation systems, such as GPS and Galileofor navigation and positioning on the moon.
The Lander also hosts 10 scientific tools of NASAwhich in the next 14 lunar days they will perform experiments in different sectors. Operations include Lunar soil perforations, collection of samples, X -ray imaging and experiments on the mitigation of dust.
Future events and research
Next March 14th Firefly plans to capture high definition images of anTotal eclipsewhen the earth will block the sun over the lunar horizon. The March 16thBlue Ghost will document the lunar sunsetstudying the behavior of the lunar powder and the phenomenon of glow of the lunar horizonobserved for the first time by the astronaut Eugene Cernan duringApollo 17.
After sunset, the Lander will continue to collect data on the levitation of lunar powder, a key phenomenon for future human missions on the lunar surface.
A new chapter for lunar exploration
This mission marks an important step forward in lunar exploration, with a growing involvement of private companies. The data collected will contribute to the understanding of the lunar environment and to the planning of future missions, including long -term human presence.
