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NASA-SpaceX-Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost Mission 1 Launch In Florida

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1 launches on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on January 15, 2025. Texas-based Firefly Aerospace successfully launches its first lunar mission for NASA, targeting to land in Mare Crisium to deliver 10 science and technology instruments to help pave the way for humanity's return to the Moon. (Photo by Scott W. Coleman/NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#11949033
Date Taken	15 January 2025
Location	N/A
Photographer	Scott W. Coleman/NurPhoto
Category	Science and Technology
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Scott W. Coleman/NurPhoto

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