Blue Ghost launched from Cape Canaveral in January as part of NASA's commercial lunar delivery program. It landed at the moon's far northeastern edge on March 2. It carried a drill, vacuum, and other science and tech instruments for NASA. Firefly confirmed Monday that all 10 experiments worked.
Late last week, Blue Ghost observed a total solar eclipse from the moon — a total lunar eclipse as seen from Earth.
The Texas-based Firefly became the first private company to land on the moon without falling or crashing after a string of failed missions by other companies over the past few years. Only five countries — the United States, Russia, China, India, and Japan — have achieved a successful landing.
A Japanese company's lunar lander shared the SpaceX rocket ride, but took an even longer route to get to the moon. That lander from ispace is targeting an early June touchdown.