A view of the Earth above the moon as seen by the Blue Ghost moon lander at Mare Crisium after landing. The probe's shadow is visible at center. (Image credit: Firefly Aerospace) The touchdown ... Firefly Aerospace’s robotic vehicle became the second privately built spacecraft to make a soft landing on the moon. It could soon be joined by two more private lunar landers. Blue Ghost Mission 1 was a robotic lunar landing by Firefly Aerospace in 2025, as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program. The mission delivered 10 scientific and technological experiments to Mare Crisium and became the first commercial company to complete a successful soft landing on the Moon. Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1 achieved a fully successful soft landing on the Moon on March 2, 2025, marking a significant milestone as the first commercial company to accomplish this feat.
