Lunar lander gets rare view of eclipse from moon

Private lunar lander may have fallen over while touching down near the moon's south pole
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A privately owned lunar lander touched down on the moon with a drill, drone and rovers for NASA and other customers Thursday, but quickly ran into trouble and may have fallen over.
Photos: Lunar lander gets rare view of eclipse from the moon
While Earthlings were watching the moon turn blood red during Friday morning’s lunar eclipse, a robotic lander on the moon was looking back and getting a very different – and very rare – view.
What did the eclipse look like from the moon's surface? See photos taken by lunar lander
The Blue Ghost lunar lander, operated by Firefly Aerospace from Texas, became the first commercial spacecraft to image an eclipse from the moon.
Watch moon dust fly as private Blue Ghost lunar lander touches down (video)
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander just beamed home up-close video of its epic March 2 touchdown, showing how its thrusters kicked up plumes of lunar dust.
Blue Ghost spaceship captures eclipse from the Moon
Incredible pictures show Friday's eclipse as seen from the surface of the Moon. Texas-based Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander captured incredible images of the Earth blocking the Sun. The company said: "Blue Ghost got her first diamond ring!
Blue Ghost’s moon landing shown in dramatic new footage
Watch new footage of Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander touching down on the moon last week.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
Blue Ghost moon lander just beamed back stunning photo of the eclipse
What does an eclipse look like from the moon? Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander just sent back a stunning image from the lunar surface. The commercial space company's lander, which touched down on the moon's surface without a hitch on March 2 as part of a mission for NASA,
Ill-Fated Moon Lander Unexpectedly Woke Up and Sent One Last Message
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Private lunar lander is declared dead after landing sideways in a crater near the moon’s south pole
A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon’s south pole and its mission is ...
Texas company pulls off first fully successful commercial landing on the moon
The Blue Ghost touchdown kicks off two weeks of around-the-clock research by NASA science and technology payloads.
Texas Company’s Lander Dies on Moon the Day After Toppled Landing
The Athena lander from Intuitive Machines could not charge its batteries after ending up on its side. It largely failed to ...
Here’s a look at moon landing hits and misses
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A bumpy past month doesn't promise any soft landings
The past couple of weeks has offered us vivid examples in the news of two events, one of which I call a hard landing and ...
Intuitive Machines Suffers Second Off-Kilter Moon Landing
Intuitive Machines believes its second lunar lander may be in the wrong orientation on the moon again, repeating a similar ...
Firefly 'Blue Ghost': Buzz Aldrin Congratulates US Firm on Successful Moon Landing
Aldrin appeared to be over the moon as the mission marked only the second time in history that a privately built spacecraft ...