Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost
Rendering of Blue Ghost Mission 1 on the Moon | |
| Manufacturer | Firefly Aerospace |
|---|---|
| Designer | Firefly Aerospace |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Operator | Firefly Aerospace |
| Applications | Lunar payload delivery and support |
| Specifications | |
| Spacecraft type | Lunar lander |
| Payload capacity | 150 kg |
| Power | 650 W |
| Production | |
| Status | Active |
| On order | 3 |
| Built | 1 |
| Launched | 1 |
| Retired | 1 |
Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost, or simply Blue Ghost, is a class of lunar landers designed and manufactured by American private company Firefly Aerospace. Firefly plans to operate Blue Ghost landers to deliver small payloads to the surface of the Moon. The first Blue Ghost mission was launched at 1:11 a.m. EST (06:11 UTC) on January 15, 2025. It successfully landed on the Moon on March 2, 2025. The landers are named after the firefly species Phausis reticulata, known as blue ghosts.