Blue Ghost Mission 2
Firefly Aerospace · Moon (far side)
Firefly's second lunar lander targets the first American landing on the Moon's far side, no earlier than late 2026, with ESA's relay satellite riding along.
At a glance
- Phase
- development
- Operator
- Firefly Aerospace
- Destination
- Moon (far side)
- Next milestone
- Launch no earlier than late 2026 on a SpaceX Falcon 9
- Last verified
- 2026-08-08
Where it stands
In final assembly and testing.
The mission
Firefly Aerospace states Blue Ghost Mission 2 will launch no earlier than late 2026 on a Falcon 9, targeting America's first landing on the Moon's far side, near Nassau crater. The Blue Ghost lander carries six international payloads, including NASA's LuSEE-Night radio telescope and the UAE's Rashid Rover 2, while Firefly's Elytra orbiter deploys ESA's Lunar Pathfinder communications relay en route. The mission follows the first Blue Ghost, which completed the first fully successful commercial lunar landing in March 2025.
Related
Sources
- Firefly on Blue Ghost Mission 2 · https://fireflyspace.com/missions/blue-ghost-mission-2/
- NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services · https://www.nasa.gov/reference/commercial-lunar-payload-services/