Blue Ghost Mission 1

First fully successful commercial soft landing (did not tip).

Coordinates

18.56, 61.81 (positive-east)

Era

C (2020-present)

Parent mission

Blue Ghost M1

Role

lander

Operator

Firefly Aerospace

Nation

USA

Launched (UTC)

2025-01-15

Reached Moon (UTC)

2025-03-02 landing

Event type

lander

Outcome

success

Site

Mare Crisium nr Mons Latreille

Left on surface

10 NASA CLPS payloads (LuGRE, RadPC, ...)

Returned material

none

Current status

inactive on surface (contact lost 2025-03-16)

Operational status (derived)

inactive

Source grade

primary

Review note

single-tier source (cross-check pending)

Primary source