{"id":140520,"date":"2025-02-20T00:07:40","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T17:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=140520"},"modified":"2025-02-20T00:07:40","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T17:07:40","slug":"video-fireflys-lunar-lander-zooms-75-miles-above-far-side-of-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=140520","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Firefly&#8217;s lunar lander zooms 75 miles above far side of Moon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"fmc-15rqm1fhgnck65ig\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37916850717\/320\/179\/sixz2pcnvw00aepi.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37916850717\/640\/358\/sixz2pcnvw00aepi.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37916850717\/768\/432\/sixz2pcnvw00aepi.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37916850717\/1536\/864\/sixz2pcnvw00aepi.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1984\" height=\"1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37916850717\/992\/558\/sixz2pcnvw00aepi.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37916850717\/1984\/1116\/sixz2pcnvw00aepi.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37916850717\/992\/558\/sixz2pcnvw00aepi.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"This video taken by Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander shows the far side of the Moon from about 75 miles above the surface. Blue Ghost is set to touch down on the Moon in early March.\u00a0\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">This video taken by Firefly&#8217;s Blue Ghost lunar lander shows the far side of the Moon from about 75 miles above the surface. Blue Ghost is set to touch down on the Moon in early March.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Firefly Aerospace&#8217;s Blue Ghost lander continues to send back breathtaking images from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/moon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moon<\/a> ahead of the anticipated landing there in March.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/firefly-aerospace-moon-lander-spacex-nasa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blue Ghost lander carrying 10 NASA science payloads<\/a> to the Moon launched from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida<\/a> in January and is in the final two weeks of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/spaceflight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spaceflight<\/a> orbiting the Moon before a hopeful soft landing on the surface.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">This week, the spacecraft entered lunar orbit, sending back incredibly detailed images of the lunar surface.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">After another orbital maneuver in space, Blue Ghost captured the video above of the far side of the Moon. In its current orbit, when the spacecraft is on the other side of the Moon, Firefly&#8217;s mission control loses communication with the vehicle and has to wait for the spacecraft to come back around to downlink data, including video and images.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/blue-ghost-lander-first-moon-photos-blue-marble-earth-image\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>BLUE GHOST LANDER CAPTURES FIRST MOON PHOTOS AFTER STUNNING &#8216;BLUE MARBLE&#8217; EARTH IMAGE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Firefly teams are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/prepare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">preparing<\/a> for a soft landing on the near side of the Moon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/288\/162\/54327534948_d6fa6516c9_c.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/576\/324\/54327534948_d6fa6516c9_c.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/720\/405\/54327534948_d6fa6516c9_c.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1440\/810\/54327534948_d6fa6516c9_c.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/54327534948_d6fa6516c9_c.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1336\/752\/54327534948_d6fa6516c9_c.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/54327534948_d6fa6516c9_c.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"While in lunar orbit, Firefly\u2019s Blue Ghost lander captured an image of the Moon\u2019s south pole on the far left.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">While in lunar orbit, Firefly\u2019s Blue Ghost lander captured an image of the Moon\u2019s south pole on the far left.<\/p>\n<p> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/texas\/austin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Austin<\/a>-based company aims to be the second private <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S.<\/a> organization to land a spacecraft on the lunar surface under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/nasa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA<\/a>&#8216;s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/intuitive-machines-nasa-return-america-to-moon-landing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Intuitive Machines, the first company to achieve a private Moon landing<\/a>, will launch its second lunar lander with NASA science in as many years.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">After 45<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>days of spaceflight, Blue Ghost will attempt to\u00a0land on the near side of the Moon near a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/volcano\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">volcanic<\/a> feature called Mons Latreille within Mare Crisium.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/firefly-lunar-lander-far-side-moon\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This video taken by Firefly&#8217;s Blue Ghost lunar lander shows the far side of the Moon from about 75 miles above the surface. 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