Second-ever privately funded space craft touches down on moon
The size of a compact car, the four-legged lander is carrying 10 scientific payloads and used 21 thrusters to guide itself to touchdown in a large basin in the northeast corner of the moon's Earth-facing side.
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The first image from the moon lander. Pic: Firefly Aerospace
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In this rendering private lunar lander Blue Ghost touches down on the moon. Pic: AP
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Staff at the Mission Control outside Austin, Texas celebrating as lunar lander Blue Ghost touches down. Pic: AP
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The lander, pictured ahead of it's launch and subsequent landing on the moon. Pic: Firefly Aerospace
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The lander pictured orbiting the moon on 26 February. Pic: AP
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