‘Giant leap in commercial exploration’: Private US company lands on the Moon

A US spacecraft successfully landed on the Moon, marking a significant achievement for private space exploration. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1’s touchdown near Mons Latreille is a milestone, carrying scientific instruments as part of Nasa’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services programme, which supports commercial lunar exploration.

​A US spacecraft successfully landed on the Moon, marking a significant achievement for private space exploration. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1’s touchdown near Mons Latreille is a milestone, carrying scientific instruments as part of Nasa’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services programme, which supports commercial lunar exploration.