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.
Mission 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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