Moment Blue Ghost spacecraft lands on the Moon

Newly released footage shows Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost making the second-ever commercial moon landing.

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It touched down in the Mare Crisium basin, located in the north-east quadrant of the Moon, on 2 March.

Blue Ghost left Earth on 15 January, with the intention of exploring the Sea of Crises, and is the latest collaboration between US space agency Nasa and private companies.

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