Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander makes historic touch down on the moon after nail-biting mission
A LUNAR lander has touched down on the surface of the moon – the first “fully successful” moon landing from a private space craft.
Firefly’s “Blue Ghost” has touched down on the slopes of an ancient volcano on the moon’s surface.
Mission control confirmed the success from 360,000km away – just outside Austin, Texas.
The HQ reported: “We’re on the moon,” and said the lander was stable.
There has been one commercial lander on the moon before – but it fell over as it touched down.
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