NASA Spacecraft Captures Unprecedented View of the Moon and Earth – Video
On Saturday, a NASA spacecraft took breathtaking photos during its journey, with a planned lunar landing on March 2, 2025. Firefly Aerospace announced that their Blue Ghost spacecraft captured its first images of the Moon from Earth’s orbit, which were released on Monday on the platform X. These images include a view of the Moon from the spacecraft’s 2-meter high surface and another direct shot of the Moon itself.
As Blue Ghost continues its voyage to the Moon, it is scheduled to land on March 2, 2025, with the company promising regular updates on the mission’s progress. The spacecraft also captured images and videos of Earth, including a scene of an Earth eclipse of the Sun, where the spacecraft momentarily entered darkness due to Earth passing between it and the Sun, as reported by CNN.
Firefly released a video on Friday showing Blue Ghost capturing an Earth eclipse of the Moon during its orbit. William Cogan, Senior Engineer for Blue Ghost at Firefly, stated in an email, “The initial Moon images and the famous ‘Blue Marble’ picture of Earth captured by our spacecraft represent everything this brave and persistent team has worked on for the past three years. We are just getting started.”
Cogan further added,
“Our spacecraft is halfway to the Moon, and we expect to capture more amazing images. Moreimportantly, we will collect crucial scientific data for our clients at NASA along the way, contributing toa permanent presence on the Moon and opening avenues for exploration throughout our solar system.”
The spacecraft carries ten NASA scientific and technological instruments under the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative, aimed at gathering data about the lunar surface. This mission is part of NASA’s Artemis program, which seeks to send astronauts to the Moon for the first time in over 50 years.
This mission not only marks a significant step in lunar exploration but also showcases the capabilities of private-public partnerships in space. Keep an eye out for more updates as Blue Ghost approaches its historic landing on the Moon.
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