Blue Ghost spacecraft footage shows Earth ‘in the rearview mirror’

Firefly Aerospace has confirmed that its lunar-bound Blue Ghost spacecraft, launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on January 15, is progressing smoothly.

The mission team has decided to forgo a planned adjustment to the spacecraft’s flight path due to the accuracy of its first trajectory correction maneuver. The spacecraft is now on cruise control as it makes its way to the moon and prepares for Lunar Orbit Insertion in the coming days.

Blue Ghost Mission 1, also known as “Ghost Riders in the Sky,” is part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program, supporting the Artemis campaign for a long-term human presence on the moon.

After spending 25 days in Earth orbit, Blue Ghost is en route to the moon, where it will spend 16 days in lunar orbit before landing on March 2 near Mons Latreille within Mare Crisium. The spacecraft will deploy scientific investigations and technology demonstrations to gather data for future crewed missions.

Firefly CEO Jason Kim expressed the team’s focus on executing the mission successfully and paving the way for humanity’s return to the moon.

Watch the video above to see stunning footage captured by Blue Ghost of Earth from one of its onboard cameras.

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Way to go #GhostRiders! The team confirmed Blue Ghost's first trajectory correction maneuver was performed with such accuracy we are skipping the next one. With Earth in the rearview mirror, we're on cruise control until we reach the Moon's orbit and perform a Lunar Orbit… pic.twitter.com/8p6ywBWuH0

— Firefly Aerospace (@Firefly_Space) February 11, 2025

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