Firefly Aerospace has published new selfies taken by the Blue Ghost mission. It shows not only the spacecraft itself, but also its target — the Moon.

Blue Ghost was launched on January 15. The mission is funded under a contract awarded to Firefly Aerospace under the CLPS program. On board the spacecraft are ten NASA-handed scientific instruments to be delivered to the lunar surface.
Blue Ghost was originally launched into an extended Earth orbit, where it collected data on the interaction of Earth’s magnetosphere with the solar wind. To reach the Moon, the vehicle needs to perform a number of course corrections. On January 23, Blue Ghost activated its engine and successfully performed a critical maneuver. At the same time, the spacecraft cast its first glimpse of its target, photographing the Moon from Earth orbit.

Engineers also tested the Blue Ghost payload. The tests showed that all instruments are still in good technical condition.
Blue Ghost will leave Earth orbit on February 10, after which it will fly to the Moon. According to the flight plan, the landing will take place on March 2, 2025. Blue Ghost should land near Mare Crisium. The mission’s science program includes studying the properties of the regolith and the structure of the lunar interior, conducting an experiment to pick up GPS signals, determining the exact distance between the Earth and the Moon, and testing a radiation-resistant computer. The vehicle is designed to operate for 14 days on the lunar surface.
More details about the technical design of Blue Ghost, as well as the Japanese RESILIENCE vehicle launched with it, can be found in our material.
According to NASA