{"id":23068,"date":"2025-03-02T02:00:05","date_gmt":"2025-03-02T03:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=23068"},"modified":"2025-03-02T03:23:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T03:23:45","slug":"how-to-watch-fireflys-blue-ghost-mission-1-moon-landing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=23068","title":{"rendered":"How to Watch Firefly\u2019s Blue Ghost Mission 1 Moon Landing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-79rysd e1wiw3jv0\">The lunar lander is the first of three robotic spacecraft aiming to set down on the moon this year.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sizeMedium css-1d5j3k5\" aria-label=\"media\" role=\"group\" data-testid=\"VideoBlock\">\n<div class=\"css-1xb94ky\">\n<div class=\"css-11kuxu4\" style=\"width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;overflow:hidden\">\n<div class=\"css-122y91a\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"css-ktho12 e3rygrp0\"><span class=\"css-jevhma e13ogyst0\" data-testid=\"video-summary\">Blue Ghost during an orbit of the moon about 62 miles above the surface on Feb. 24. The footage is sped up 10 times.<\/span><span class=\"css-cch8ym\"><span class=\"css-14fe1uy e1z0qqy90\"><span>By Firefly Aerospace<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The moon will be a busy place this year. There are three robotic spacecraft in space <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/26\/science\/intuitive-machines-second-moon-landing-launch-how-to-watch.html\" title>right now<\/a> that are aiming to set down on the moon\u2019s surface.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The first of those to arrive \u2014 the Blue Ghost lunar lander, built by Firefly Aerospace of Austin, Texas \u2014 will attempt to land early Sunday.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-7549afd9\">When is the landing and how can I watch it?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The landing is scheduled for 3:45 a.m. Eastern time on March 2. Firefly will begin live <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC31UF9oKANw77yxBLxN852A\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">coverage of the landing<\/a> at 2:20 a.m. from its YouTube channel.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-4db6b735\">What is Blue Ghost\u2019s destination?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">This mission is headed to Mare Crisium, a flat plain formed from lava that filled and hardened inside a 345-mile-wide crater carved out by an ancient asteroid impact. Mare Crisium is in the northeast quadrant of the near side of the moon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-1c4d3003\">What is Blue Ghost taking to the moon?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The lander is carrying a variety of scientific and experimental payloads to the lunar surface, including 10 for NASA. Those include a drill to measure the flow of heat from the moon\u2019s interior to the surface, an electrodynamic dust shield to clean off glass and radiator surfaces, and an X-ray camera.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">That cargo is part of the Commercial Lunar Payload Service, or CLPS, which aims to put NASA equipment on the moon at a cheaper price than if NASA built its own lunar lander. 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The footage is sped up 10 times.By Firefly AerospaceThe moon will be a busy place this year. There are three robotic spacecraft in space right now that are aiming to set down on the moon\u2019s surface.The first of those to arrive \u2014 the Blue Ghost lunar lander, built by Firefly Aerospace of Austin, Texas \u2014 will attempt to land early Sunday.When is the landing and how can I watch it?The landing is scheduled for 3:45 a.m. Eastern time on March 2. Firefly will begin live coverage of the landing at 2:20 a.m. from its YouTube channel.What is Blue Ghost\u2019s destination?This mission is headed to Mare Crisium, a flat plain formed from lava that filled and hardened inside a 345-mile-wide crater carved out by an ancient asteroid impact. Mare Crisium is in the northeast quadrant of the near side of the moon.What is Blue Ghost taking to the moon?The lander is carrying a variety of scientific and experimental payloads to the lunar surface, including 10 for NASA. Those include a drill to measure the flow of heat from the moon\u2019s interior to the surface, an electrodynamic dust shield to clean off glass and radiator surfaces, and an X-ray camera.That cargo is part of the Commercial Lunar Payload Service, or CLPS, which aims to put NASA equipment on the moon at a cheaper price than if NASA built its own lunar lander. The agency will pay Firefly $101.5 million if all 10 payloads reach the lunar surface, and a bit less if the mission does not fully succeed.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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