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01/15/2025 | News release | Distributed by Public on 01/15/2025 01:55

Firefly Aerospace Lunar Lander Separates From SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

At approximately 2:17 a.m. EST, Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander separated from SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket. Aboard are NASA scientific instrumentsflying to the Moon as part of the agency's CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign. Coming up, Blue Ghost will power on and continue its journey to the Moon.