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                                2025 March 1

                           Blue Ghost to the Moon
                       Image Credit: Firefly Aerospace

   Explanation: With spacecraft thrusters at top center, the rugged
   surface of the Moon lies below the Blue Ghost lander in this space age
   video frame. The view of the lunar far side was captured by the Firefly
   Aerospace lunar lander on February 24, following a maneuver to
   circularize its orbit about 100 kilometers above the lunar surface. The
   robotic lunar lander is scheduled to touch down tomorrow, Sunday, March
   2, at 3:34am Eastern Time in the Mare Crisium impact basin on the lunar
   near side. In support of the Artemis campaign, Blue Ghost is set to
   deliver science and technology experiments to the Moon, part of NASA's
   Commercial Lunar Payload Services program. Blue Ghost's mission on the
   surface is planned to operate during the lunar daylight hours at the
   landing site, about 14 Earth days.

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