Blue Ghost Mission 1 Lunar Landing bulletin

With a suite of NASA science and technology on board, Firefly Aerospace is targeting no earlier than 3:34 a.m. EST on Sunday, March 2, to land the Blue Ghost lunar lander on the Moon. Blue Ghost is slated to touch down near Mare Crisium, a plain in the northeast quadrant on the near side of the Moon, as part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign to establish a long-term lunar presence. (NASA)

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threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 1y

Engine shutdown and contact confirmed! Blue Ghost has landed on the moon!

threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y

Powered descent initiation engine burn has started.

witx@lemmy.sdf.org · 5 pts · 1y (1 reply)
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threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y

You're welcome, thanks for your comment! It's nice to know that my efforts are appreciated. Hope to see you around :)

threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y

Pitchover maneuver and final descent.

threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y

NASA and Firefly are live. Lander is go for powered descent initiation.

doomi@discuss.tchncs.de · 4 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Official Firefly Flickr account with the newest moon photos.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/fireflyspace/

burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 1y

The video before the entry burn is surreal.

threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y

Ooh, thanks for sharing! Those are some awesome photos!