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 Rendering of Blue Ghost Mission 1 on the Moon | |
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| Mission type | Lunar landing |
| Operator | Firefly Aerospace |
| COSPAR ID | 2025-010A |
| SATCAT no. | 62716 |
| Mission duration | 27 days (elapsed) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Blue Ghost |
| Manufacturer | Firefly Aerospace |
| Launch mass | 1,517 kg (3,344 lb) |
| BOL mass | 1,469 kg (3,239 lb)[1] |
| Dry mass | 469 kg (1,034 lb)[1] |
| Dimensions | Height: 2 m (6 ft 7 in) Width: 3.5 m (11 ft)[1] |
| Power | 400 watts[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | January 15, 2025, 1:11:39 am EST (06:11:39 UTC) |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 (B1085.5), Flight 425 |
| Launch site | Kennedy, LC-39A |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Lunar lander | |
| Landing date | March 2, 2025 (planned) |
| Landing site | Mare Crisium near Mons Latreille |
 Mission insignia | |
Blue Ghost Mission 1 is a robotic Moon landing mission conducted by Firefly Aerospace, launched on January 15, 2025. As part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program, the mission aims to deliver ten scientific investigations and technology demonstrations to support future human exploration of the Moon under the broader Artemis program. The Blue Ghost lunar lander, developed and tested over several years, launched successfully aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket alongside the Hakuto-R Mission 2 lander from Kennedy Space Center.
The Blue Ghost lander is designed for a soft landing on the lunar surface and a 60-day operational mission. It will deliver 94 kilograms (207 lb) of payloads to Mare Crisium, a 500-kilometer-wide (310 mi) lunar basin. The mission’s objectives include analyzing lunar regolith properties, studying geophysical characteristics, and investigating interactions between the solar wind and Earth's magnetic field. The lander carries advanced instruments such as a regolith adherence characterization device, a lunar retroreflector for precision distance measurements, a radiation-tolerant computer, and thermal exploration probes, among other scientific payloads.