Q. With reference to the Blue Ghost Mission 1, consider the following statements:
1.It is the first private mission to land upright on moon.
2.Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket was used to launch the Blue Ghost lander.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Answer: A
Notes:
Explanations –
Statement 1 is correct. Blue Ghost Mission 1 is the first private mission to land upright on the moon. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander successfully touched down on the lunar surface on March 2, 2025, near Mons Latreille in Mare Crisium. This marks the first fully successful commercial moon landing, with the spacecraft landing in an upright and stable configuration.
Statement 2 is incorrect. The Blue Ghost lander was launched on January 15, 2025, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket from Kennedy Space Center.
Source: The Hindu
