03-02-2025, 11:12 PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd9208qv1kzo A private spacecraft has landed on the Moon, becoming only the second commercial vehicle to reach the lunar surface.
Blue Ghost left Earth on January 15, after being launched by US firm Firefly Aerospace with the intention of exploring the Sea of Crises, a huge crater visible from Earth.
The project is the latest collaboration by US space agency Nasa and private companies.
Intuitive Machines, another firm, is hoping to land its Athena spacecraft near the Moon's south pole in the next few days.
Intuitive was the first private company to achieve a lunar landing. Its spacecraft Odysseus reached the Moon on 22 February last year.
Congrats to Blue Ghost on its landing! As the article notes, it's not the first privately-owned spacecraft to land on the Moon (that honour goes to Odysseus, which did it last year) - but, that spacecraft broke a leg on its landing.
Let's hope this mission is more successful!
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