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A vindication for NASA’s CLPS program, and a victory for Firefly

Written by  SpaceNews Editor Tuesday, 02 December 2025 23:00
Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander captured footage of the moon during its third lunar orbit maneuver on Feb. 24 that inserted the spacecraft in a near-circular low lunar orbit. This photo was captured about 100 km above the lunar surface. Credit: Firefly Aerospace

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