HOW FIREFLY PULLED OFF A PERFECT MOON LANDING
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander just crushed its lunar mission. As part of NASA’s CLPS program, it drilled into the Moon’s surface, tested a space vacuum cleaner, proved GPS works up there, and sent daily images home. Every mission goal? Nailed. This makes Blue Ghost the first fully successful commercial lunar landing—setting the bar high for future missions. Curious how they pulled it off? Here’s the full story.