Blue Ghost sent its final transmission on Sunday at 7:15 p.m.
ET, wrapping up the longest private mission on the Moon to date.
After pulling off aflawless touchdown, Blue Ghost got to work on the Moons dusty surface.
Blue Ghost captured its shadow on the lunar surface with the deployed X-band antenna (left) and LEXI payload (right) on the top deck.Firefly Aerospace
In addition to these payloads, Texas-based Firefly performed some work of its own on the Moon.
Two days later, Blue Ghost caught a lunar sunset, with Earth appearing over the lunar horizon.
Firefly claims that Blue Ghost met 100 percent of its mission objectives.
Blue Ghost captured a sunset from its position on the surface of the Moon. Credit: Firefly Aerospace
With its first mission, Firefly became the second company to land on the Moon.
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