Lunar Leap: NASA and Firefly Achieve Groundbreaking Moon Touchdown

In a historic milestone, Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander landed safely on the surface of the Moon at 3:34 a.m. EST on Sunday, March 2, 2025. The mission, under NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program, carried 10 NASA scientific payloads to Mare Crisium. This is a historic moment as Blue Ghost is the first commercial spacecraft to soft-land on the Moon's surface, opening up possibilities for future exploration and scientific research. The lander will proceed with its 14-day surface mission, carrying out experiments in lunar subsurface drilling, sample acquisition, and dust suppression.
Sources: NASA, Firefly Aerospace, Space.com