Blue Ghost spacecraft captures marvelous views of the moon

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost shuttle will attempt to make a descent on the lunar surface on 2 March.

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Since entering the Moon's orbit on 13 February, the lunar lander has been preparing for its landing.

It will attempt to descent to the lunar surface on 2 March. If it succeeds, Blue Ghost would become the second private spacecraft to successfully soft-land on the Moon.

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