The shadow of Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander splayed across the surface of the Moon shortly after the spacecraft’s March 2 touchdown.
Credit: Firefly Aerospace
In terms of science return, Intuitive Machines’ first lunar mission was a success—with sponsor NASA paying nearly all of the $118 million contract—despite the lander ending up on its side and power-challenged on the surface of the Moon. “We pulled down as much data as we could possibly could on IM-1...
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