Private Lunar Lander Blue Ghost Touches Down on Moon With Special NASA Delivery

Another private company’s lunar lander is expected to join Blue Ghost on the moon’s surface later this week.

Private lunar lander Blue Ghost after touching down on the moon with a special delivery for NASA on March 2, 2025. NASA/Firefly Aerospace via AP

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander carrying a vacuum, drill, and other equipment for experiments for NASA touched down on the moon on March 2.

The lander’s mission is the latest of several undertaken by a group of companies looking to establish business on the moon before NASA sends human missions with its Artemis program. While on autopilot, Blue Ghost descended from lunar orbit and aimed for slopes on an ancient volcanic dome in an impact basin. The area is located on the northeastern edge of the moon’s nearest side.