What is the Blue Ghost Lander deployment at The Moon?

Blue Ghost Lander, built by Firefly Aerospace, is recorded as a deployment at The Moon on the DEPLOY registry. Firefly Aerospace operates the deployment directly.

Who operates Blue Ghost Lander at The Moon?

Firefly Aerospace, the manufacturer of Blue Ghost Lander, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

When did the Blue Ghost Lander deployment at The Moon go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting March 2, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

Is the Blue Ghost Lander deployment at The Moon still active?

As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is no longer operating at this location.

Have there been incidents at the Blue Ghost Lander deployment at The Moon?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

Deployment

Blue Ghost Lander at The Moon

Name: Blue Ghost Lander at The Moon
Start: 2025-03-02T12:00:00.000Z
Location: The Moon

Commercial lunar lander using vision-based terrain-relative navigation and autonomous hazard avoidance (cameras identify craters/slopes/rocks and select a safe target in final descent).

Blue Ghost Lander by Firefly Aerospace · Catalog entry · 4 sources · not yet field-verified

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Footage

PRIMARY SOURCE

Courtesy of Firefly Aerospace

Firefly Aerospace's coverage of its Blue Ghost Mission 1 lunar landing (March 2025), the first fully successful commercial soft landing, touching down upright and operational. The 'precision landing' framing is the maker's, but the upright-and-operational outcome is independently verified.

First fully successful commercial soft-landing on the Moon. Landed 2025-03-02 Mare Crisium, within 100 m target area, upright, first attempt. Operated 346 hours (14+ days), including 5 hours into lunar night. 10 NASA CLPS instruments activated; 119 GB downlinked (51 GB science). Firsts: GPS/GNSS signals on Moon, deepest robotic subsurface drilling (~3 ft), total solar eclipse imaging from lunar surface (2025-03-14), lunar sunset imaging for dust-levitation study. NASA confirmed 100% objectives met.

Key facts

Mission: Blue Ghost Mission 1
Outcome: Soft-landed FULLY UPRIGHT and intact in Mare Crisium 2025-03-02 - first fully successful commercial lunar soft landing; within its 100 m target; operated >14 days; delivered 10 NASA CLPS payloads (full success)

Safety record

No incidents on record for Blue Ghost Lander at The Moon.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier: Catalog entry · 4 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated: 2026-07-10
Model: Blue Ghost Lander
Company: Firefly Aerospace
Location: The Moon
Status: ended
Operator type: maker operated
First seen: 2025-03-02
ID: 2c0d0828-85ed-4284-9b16-ae284a15002f

Timeline

Mar 2025
First recorded
Blue Ghost Lander first documented operating at The Moon.
Mar 2025
created
Jun 2026
field updated
sources: source added → NASA: Touchdown! Carrying NASA Science, Firefly's Blue Ghost Lands on Moon
Jun 2026
field updated
sources: source added → Firefly Aerospace: Firefly Aerospace Successfully Completes 14 Days of Surface Operations on the Moon
Jul 2026
Current status: ended, reviewed
Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (4)

Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-10

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-10

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: space

Sources by quality tier

3: unclassified; Unclassified source
1: knowledge-base; Knowledge base

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Common questions

What is the Blue Ghost Lander deployment at The Moon?: Blue Ghost Lander, built by Firefly Aerospace, is recorded as a deployment at The Moon on the DEPLOY registry. Firefly Aerospace operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Blue Ghost Lander at The Moon?: Firefly Aerospace, the manufacturer of Blue Ghost Lander, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Blue Ghost Lander deployment at The Moon go live?: The deployment is recorded as starting March 2, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Is the Blue Ghost Lander deployment at The Moon still active?: As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is no longer operating at this location.
Have there been incidents at the Blue Ghost Lander deployment at The Moon?: No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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