Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander captured high-resolution images of a lunar sunset before it shut down on March 16, ending its two-week mission.
Credit: Firefly Aerospace
Firefly Aerospace is no stranger to adversity. The company went through bankruptcy and recovered from three troubled Alpha rocket launches. An angel investor was forced to sell it over foreign ownership concerns. Last year, its former CEO was sidelined amid allegations of misconduct. So success was...
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