Blue Ghost

Blue Ghost Mission 1 established safety and performance benchmarks for future space exploration.

The National Aeronautic Association awarded the 2025 Robert J. Collier Trophy to the Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost Mission 1 Team.

Blue Ghost Mission 1 provided data on the Moon’s surface materials, heat flow, and magnetic field.

Firefly Aerospace landed Blue Ghost Mission 1 in the Moon’s Mare Crisium as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative.

Blue Ghost Mission 1 demonstrated that commercial partners can deliver high-value scientific results on the lunar surface.

Blue Ghost Mission 1 was completed for approximately $100 million in four years.

Blue Ghost Mission 1 operated 10 NASA CLPS payloads for 45 days on the way to the Moon and two weeks on the Moon.

Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander operated on the Moon for more than 14 days.

Firefly became the first commercial company to successfully land and operate on the lunar surface with Blue Ghost Mission 1.

Each Elytra vehicle will first serve as a transfer vehicle and communications relay for Blue Ghost and then remain operational in lunar orbit for five years.

Firefly received a $10 million NASA contract addendum for the additional imagery, video, and data collected by Blue Ghost Mission 1.

Blue Ghost Mission 1 sent nearly 120 gigabytes of data back to Earth.

Blue Ghost Mission 1 completed its planned operations on the lunar surface.

Firefly Aerospace completed a successful Moon landing with Blue Ghost Mission 1.

Firefly Aerospace received the Robert J. Collier Trophy from the National Aeronautic Association for Blue Ghost Mission 1.

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 completed 14 days of operations on the Moon.

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 sent nearly 120 GB of data back to Earth.

Firefly Aerospace is preparing Blue Ghost Mission 2 with Ocula.