NASA's Blue Ghost Mission To Collect Critical Lunar Data

This photo provided by Firefly Aerospace in January 2025 shows the Blue Ghost lunar lander in a clean room. (Firefly Aerospace via AP)

Blue Ghost carries 10 NASA science and technology instruments aboard as part of the space agency’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services, or CLPS, initiative. CLPS is part of NASA’s broader Artemis program, which aims to land astronauts on the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.

After Blue Ghost lands on the moon, the instruments will operate for more than two weeks to collect “critical science data… that will pave the way for a lasting lunar presence and unlock exploration further into our solar system,” Blue Ghost chief engineer previously mentioned.