Excitement for Canadian Company as Firefly’s Blue Ghost Lands on Moon

Private lunar lander Blue Ghost after touching down on the moon with a special delivery for NASA on March 2, 2025. The moon's surface and Earth are visible on the horizon, Blue Ghost's solar panel, X-band antenna (L), and LEXI payload. The Canadian Press/Firefly Aerospace via AP

The head of a Quebec aerospace company says he’s thrilled by the confirmation that a private lunar lander has touched down on the moon with his company’s technology aboard.

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost successfully descended from lunar orbit on autopilot, carrying experiments for NASA and several Canadian-based technologies.