In a monumental step forward for private lunar exploration, SpaceX has successfully launched two groundbreaking moon landers—Blue Ghost and Resilience—aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on January 15, 2025. Developed by Texas-based Firefly Aerospace and Tokyo-based ispace,

The Blue Ghost mission is one of four Firefly is working on as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative. The initiative is part of NASA's larger Artemis campaign to establish a long-term presence on the Moon and prepare for the exploration of Mars.

An illustration of a private U.S. lander on the surface of the moon built by Texas-based company Firefly Aerospace. The company’s Blue Ghost lander is carrying a suite of scientific instruments to the moon, including an experiment to detect and use GPS satellite signals on the lunar surface.