Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander launches March 2, 2025

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander is set to attempt a soft landing on the Moon on March 2, 2025. The landing will be livestreamed on YouTube, starting at 2:20 a.m. ET, with touchdown expected at 3:34 a.m. ET. The lander has been in space for 44 days, orbiting Earth before entering lunar orbit. It will use vision-based tools to navigate hazards during its descent to Mare Crisium, aiming for a controlled landing speed of 3 feet per second. Blue Ghost carries 10 scientific instruments for a 16-day mission on the Moon's surface. It will study lunar heat flow and structure, and test technologies for NASA's Artemis program. It is one of three landers currently heading to the Moon.