Successful! NASA-backed Aircraft Successfully Landing On The Moon

Blue Ghost illustration on the Moon (photo: dock. Firefly Aerospace)

JAKARTA NASA gave good news on Sunday, March 2. Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spacecraft he supported landed on the Moon's surface at around 15:34 WIB.

The lander carrying various important NASA instruments also managed to land at the location they were targeting, namely near the volcanic feature with the name Mons Latreille. This feature is in Mare Crisium, a basin more than 300 miles on the near side of the Moon.

The Blue Ghost's landing on the Moon is part of a Commercial Moon Loading Service (CLPS) initiative to support the Artemis campaign. This spacecraft carries ten NASA science and technology instruments that will operate over 14 days of Earth time.

"This extraordinary achievement shows how NASA and American companies are leading the space exploration in the interests of all parties," NASA's Temporary Administrator, Janet Petro, said in a statement.

Janet also explained that her agency has learned a lot so far and they will dig up more new things through the Blue Ghost landing. Hopefully, there will be more science that can be learned in the future.

In addition, this mission is also part of a demonstration to ensure security. Before NASA lands humans again on the Moon, they want to ensure that the planes and the technology they carry are able to survive in extreme weather.

The most important part of this mission is the capture of a phenomenon that can only be seen from the Moon. Before the payload operation ends, the Firefly Aerospace team will capture the image of the sunset on the Moon.

This phenomenon was first documented by one of the astronauts on duty on the Apollo 17 mission. By capturing the image of the sunset, NASA also wants to study the reaction of the dust caused by the sun.