On a technological frontier, the first commercial lunar lander, Blue Ghost by Firefly Aerospace, has successfully completed its mission! It not only explored the lunar surface but also sent back stunning visuals, including lunar sunsets! #SpaceTech #MoonLanding
https://www.europesays.com/1950638/ Russia offers to provide small nuclear plant to aid Musk’s mission to Mars #Aerospace #distro #DonaldTrump #ElonMusk #imds #international #moon #MoonLanding #Moscow. #NewsUpdate #newsbreak #nuclear #oovvuu #Politics #Russia #RussiaUkraineWar #SmartNews #SpaceTechnology #SpaceX #tech #U.S. #ve #VladimirPutin
Blue Ghost Watches Lunar Eclipse from the Lunar Surface - Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander’s first look at the solar eclipse as it began to emerg... - https://hackaday.com/2025/03/16/blue-ghost-watches-lunar-eclipse-from-the-lunar-surface/ #solareclipse #moonlanding #firefly #space
LISTER Drill Surface Operations. NASA's instrument for subsurface thermal exploration began drilling into the surface shortly after landing to determine the heat flow from the interior of the Moon.
Released Mar. 10, 2025, Credit: Firefly Aerospace
https://flic.kr/p/2qRfAfo
Firefly Aerospace has published a video of the Moon landing of Blue Ghost. These images are remarkable.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpHh...
#BlueGhost #FireflyAerospace #Artemis #Moon #MoonLanding #SpaceExploration #Space
Moon Landing - Firefly Blue Gh...
Deployment of the Lunar Magnetotelluric Sounder (LMS) electrodes to the surface and a 8-foot mast above the top deck. LMS will be used to characterize the structure and composition of the Moon’s mantle.
Mar. 7, 2025, Credit: Firefly Aerospace
https://flic.kr/p/2qQzm68
Athena fell over. Another one.
The one that landed safely did so on a slope with only 3 of its 4 legs on
the surface. Why didn't it fall over? Because it's about 2 times wider than it is tall. Athena is (was) about 3 times taller than it is (was) wide.
Which REALLY doesn't bode well for SpaceX's Starship, which is some 7 times taller than its diameter.
A monumentally stupid design for a spaceship intending to land on an unprepared surface.
#BlueGhost Lunar Surface Shadow Selfie
Shortly after landing, Blue Ghost's captured another shadow selfie showing the deployed X-band antenna (left) and LEXI payload (right) on the top deck.
Mar. 7, 2025, Credit: Firefly Aerospace https://flic.kr/p/2qQBz4r
It seems that #IM2 (like #IM1 ),
is lying on its side on the moon
Might @Int_Machines consider putting feet everywhere on #IM3?
#moonlanding
One of Blue Ghost's 10 NASA Payloads, Lunar PlanetVac successfully collected, transferred, and sorted lunar soil from the Moon using pressurized nitrogen gas.
Mar. 6, 2025, Credit: Firefly Aerospace https://flic.kr/p/2qQkj7S
The engines are firing to bring the craft down to the moon's surface.
Exciting to see it come together.
The Intuitive Machines moon landing landing burn is starting in about 10minutes.
Should be an interesting process.
Soooo... 
#Ariane6 is comfy in #space! 
Let's see if second ignition of upper stage will work out. 
And at the same time, pull up another window and watch the #landing of #IntuitiveMachine's #IM2 on the #Moon in about 45 minutes! 
https://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-video/intuitive-machines-2-lunar-landing/
#NASA #CLPS #MoonLanding #space #SpaceFlight #Raumfahrt #Weltraum
Another moon landing going off today. I almost forgot. The #IntuitiveMachines crew is dropping their hardware on the grey orb.
Odds are slim it'll succeed, based on history, though recent success suggests maybe we're turning a corner on being able to pull this off. Will see in the next 2hrs or so.
Moon Landing Video!
Watch the final 2 mins of decent of the Blue Ghost Lunar Lander landing on the moon on March 2. Science experiments are now underway. https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2025/03/04/blue-ghost-begins-surface-operations-captures-descent-video-sunrise/ #Moon #MoonLanding #BlueGhost #NASA #FireflyAerospace #Space
This episode could have easily gone into my Audio Signals Podcast, where I talk about Stories, Storytelling, and Storytellers—I debated that… and as a matter of fact, I may just put it there too. But in the end, I decided to feature it on Redefining #Society & #Technology because it’s about #space, the Apollo Program, #engineering, recognition, #equality, and, ultimately, the #history of our society.
LA Made : The Other Moonshot | The story of three Black aerospace engineers in Los Angeles, who played a crucial role in America’s race to space, amid the civil unrest of the 1960s | Guest: Joanne Higgins
The Apollo #moonlanding was one of humanity’s greatest achievements—but behind the scenes, not everyone who made it possible was given their due credit. LA Made: The Other Moonshot, a new podcast from LAist Studios, tells the untold story of three Black aerospace engineers in #LosAngeles who played a critical role in the Apollo mission—while fighting for equality and recognition in an industry that barely acknowledged them.
I sat down with host Joanne Higgins to talk about why she set out to tell this story. Her godfather, Charlie Cheathem, was one of these unsung pioneers, but his contributions—like those of many Black engineers—were left out of history. |
As Joanne explains, these men didn’t just face the immense challenge of building the Apollo spacecraft; they also had to fight for the right to do their jobs, to be paid equally, and to have their work recognized.
Some of the very systems they helped design made the moon landing possible, yet their names were left off the credits. It’s a story of resilience, injustice, and ultimately, a legacy that deserves to be told.
FULL VIDEO https://youtu.be/QmYy3Psuzxc
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Elon Musk has done a lot of horrible things lately, but the personal affront for me is that he stole my lifelong joy of space flight from me. Thanks, Firefly. That video just brought it back. And I'll celebrate even more the day you can launch it on your own MLV launch vehicle. Rooting for you!
Blue Ghost Mission 1 - Lunar PlanetVac on the Moon
The Lunar PlanetVac instrument, designed for the sample collection of lunar regolith, was deployed to the lunar surface and is shown at the end of Blue Ghost’s surface access arm.
Mar. 4, 2025, Credit: Firefly Aerospace https://flic.kr/p/2qQ7MyQ
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