Blue Ghost lunar lander successfully delivers for NASA

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander successfully touched down on the moon, delivering a drill and experiments for NASA. This marks the first successful private landing without crashing, a significant achievement in lunar exploration. Launched in January, Blue Ghost carried ten experiments for NASA, costing $101 million. The mission is part of NASA's commercial lunar delivery program, aimed at fostering a lunar economy ahead of future astronaut missions. Another lander from Intuitive Machines is set to land later this week, while a third from the Japanese company ispace is expected in three months. NASA plans to maintain a pace of two private lunar landings each year.