The close encounter was "a historic first of its type for a Japanese private, commercial lunar lander," according to ispace.

The lander built by Firefly Aerospace has captured incredible views as it orbits Earth. Its next phase is an engine burn that will propel it toward lunar orbit Sara Hashemi Daily Correspondent ...

On Monday (Jan. 27), Texas-based Firefly released two photos of the moon that Blue Ghost captured from Earth orbit. One shows ...

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To celebrate, the brand has released a Lunar Collection, highlighting designs that use the innovative technologies deployed for IM-2. See the gallery above for detailed images of the lander.

Preparations for the uncrewed lunar lander built and operated by Texas-based Firefly Aerospace to enter the moon's orbit ramped up Feb. 8 with a propulsive maneuver known as a "trans lunar injection." ...

The lander is packed with 10 scientific instruments to study the lunar surface and gather data to support future human missions to the Moon as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services ...