NEXT SPACEFLIGHT
NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Blue Ghost Mission 2

Launch Time
NET January, 2026

Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 5
Image Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX
Status: Active
Price: $67.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 7,607 kN
Payload to LEO: 22,800 kg
Payload to GTO: 8,300 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 70.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 5.2 m
Fairing Height: 13.0 m
Details

Mission Details

Blue Ghost Mission 2

Second launch of Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander under a NASA CLPS contract. It will debut a new two-stage version of Blue Ghost utilizing a modified Firefly SUV (Space Utility Vehicle) to place it and the European Space Agency's Lunar Pathfinder satellite into Lunar orbit. Blue Ghost will then attempt to land on the far side of the Moon.

Highly Elliptical Orbit

Location

SLC-40 or LC-39A, Florida, USA