A LUNAR lander has touched down on the surface of the moon – the first “fully successful” moon landing by a private space craft.
Firefly’s “Blue Ghost” has touched down on the slopes of an ancient volcano on the moon’s surface.
Earth reflecting off the solar panel of the spacecraftAFPMission control confirmed the success from 360,000km away – just outside Austin, Texas.
The HQ reported: “We’re on the moon,” and said the lander was stable.
There has been one commercial lander on the moon before – but it fell over as it touched down.
A lander called Odysseus, made by Houston-based company Intuitive Machines, made a lopsided soft touchdown last year.
Nasa has hailed the achievement, with Joel Kearn, one of the agency’s space mission directors, saying: “They made it look easy. It’s not easy.”
Nicky Fox, another director, said: “It’s just an amazing, amazing achievement. I’m so proud of everyone in this room, because you all had a part in putting this lander on the moon.”
The hosts of the Blue Ghost webcast declared that Firefly “just became the first commercial company in history to complete a fully successful” moon touchdown.
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