This handout photograph taken and released by Firefly Aerospace on March 2, 2025, shows the Firefly's Blue Ghost lander's shadow on the Moon's surface during its lunar landing as part of the Ghost Mission 1. A US company successfully landed its spacecraft on the Moon on March 2, 2025, making it only the second private lander to achieve this milestone, a live webcast from mission control showed. Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1 touched down at 3:34 am US Eastern Time (0834 GMT) near Mons Latreille, a volcanic formation in Mare Crisium on the Moon's northeastern near side. (Photo by Handout / Firefly Aerospace / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HANDOUT / FIREFLY AEROSPACE" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
RADOR RADIO ROMÂNIA (2 martie) – O capsulă spaţială, aparţinând unei companii private din Statele Unite, a început procesul de colectare a datelor de pe suprafaţa Lunii. Blue Ghost a aseleneziat duminică, fiind al doilea vehicul spaţial comercial care atinge suprafaţa Lunii. Misiunea Blue Ghost face parte dintr-o iniţiativă a agenţiei spaţiale americane NASA de a încuraja mai multe companii din sectorul privat de a dezvolta capabilităţi de construire a navetelor spaţiale şi de aselenizare. Vehiculul spaţial Blue Ghost, construit de Firefly Aerospace, este de mărimea unui hipopotam şi transportă zeci de instrumente de măsurare, informează BBC.
(BBC SERVICIUL MONDIAL – 2 martie)/mbaciu/ilapadat