Blue Ghost moon lander lowers its orbit

Blue Ghost moon lander lowers its orbit to fly closer to the lunar surface (video)
There's a lot less sky and a lot more moon in view for Firefly Aerospace's "Ghost Riders in the Sky" mission.
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spacecraft captures a view of the far side of the moon
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spacecraft captured a stunning view of the far side of the moon, which is the side that faces away from Earth.
Blue Ghost Lowers Orbit and Snaps Rare Views of the Moon’s Far Side
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"trans lunar injection." Then on Thursday, the lander, named Blue Ghost, fired its engines for four minutes to propel the spacecraft beyond Earth’s orbit toward the moon. The engine burn was the most challenging the lander had conducted with its main engine and thrusters since launching Jan.
Firefly’s Blue Ghost captures stunning footage of lunar surface
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost spacecraft has captured some stunning footage from 75 miles (120 kilometers) above the lunar surface.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
MUST SEE: Spacecraft captures amazing footage of far side of the moon
In the must-see video above, a Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost spacecraft has captured a stunning view of the far side of the moon, the side that faces away from Earth.
Firefly Aerospace lunar lander captures view from Moon's far side
This video taken by Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander shows the far side of the Moon from about 75 miles above the surface. Blue Ghost is set to touch down on the Moon in early March.
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