Firefly Aerospace touched down a spacecraft on the Moon this morning, in the first ever ‘fully successful’ landing by a private compay. The Blue Ghost lander arrived on schedule, and has already started sending back photos.

Firefly Aerospace successfully reached the lunar surface, to be followed in short order by space companies Intuitive Machines and ispace.

A Texas space company has successfully completed the first successful commercial moon landing, as Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost touched down on the lunar surface and began operating on Sunday.

A private lunar lander carrying a drill, vacuum and other experiments for NASA touched down on the moon Sunday, the latest in a string of companies looking to kickstart business on Earth’s celestial neighbor ahead of astronaut missions.

The Blue Ghost touchdown kicks off two weeks of around-the-clock research by NASA science and technology payloads.

Firefly Aerospace, the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, today announced its Blue Ghost lunar lander softly touched down on the Moon’s surface in an upright, stable configuration on the company’s first attempt.

A private spacecraft has landed on the Moon, becoming only the second commercial vehicle to reach the lunar surface. Blue Ghost left Earth on January 15, after being launched by US firm Firefly Aerospace with the intention of exploring the Sea of Crises,