Firefly Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Completes Record-Breaking Commercial Mission Before Lunar Night Shutdown

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost operated 10 science and technology payloads on the lunar surface before shutting down five hours into the lunar night on March 17. The mission marked the first fully successful landing of a commercial vehicle on the Moon, advancing NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program and demonstrating the viability of private-sector lunar operations.