WASHINGTON (March 3, 2025)- Private Aerospace Firm, Firefly, launched its Blue Ghost lunar spacecraft this past weekend and successfully landed on the moon approximately 3:34am (ET) on Sunday. The uncrewed spacecraft landed stable and upright after performing two “hazard avoidance” maneuvers.
CNN reported that Firefly CEO Jason Kim said, “Every single thing was clockwork, even when we landed. We got some moon dust on our boots.”
For more context on the matter, please consider Dr. Scott Pace, Professor of the Practice of International Affairs; Director, Space Policy Institute; Director, Institute for International Science and Technology Policy at GW’s Elliott School of International Affairs. Pace is an expert in civil, commercial, and national security space policy; analysis and assessment of space projects and programs; international space cooperation and competition; global navigation satellite systems; and international and domestic spectrum management. Dr. Pace has served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Executive Secretary of the National Space Council from 2017-2020.
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