US firm Firefly scores its first moon landing with Blue Ghost spacecraft<br /><br />Firefly Aerospace succeeded in its first attempt to land on the moon with its un-crewed Blue Ghost spacecraft on Sunday, March 2, as a handful of private firms compete to reach the frontlines of a global moon race.<br /><br />The size of a compact car, the four-legged Blue Ghost carried 10 scientific payloads as it touched down at around 3:35 a.m. Eastern Time (0835 GMT) near an ancient volcanic vent on Mare Crisium, a large basin in the northeast corner of the moon's Earth-facing side.<br /><br />Images released by Firefly Aerospace show the first few images captured by the spacecraft after landing. The company becomes the second private firm to score a moon landing. Houston-based Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander made a lopsided touchdown last year. <br /><br />FIREFLY AEROSPACE / REUTERS VIDEO<br /><br />Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe <br />Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net <br /> <br />Follow us: <br />Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook <br />Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram <br />Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter <br />DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion <br /> <br />Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital <br />Sign up to our newsletters: https://tmt.ph/newsletters<br /> <br />Check out our Podcasts: <br />Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify <br />Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts <br />Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic <br />Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer <br />Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein<br /> <br />#themanilatimes<br />#worldnews<br />#space<br />#moon
