Firefly's Blue Ghost Lunar Lander

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00:00Texas-based start-up Firefly Aerospace has unveiled their new lunar lander named Blue Ghost.

00:06The vehicle is made using carbon composite technology,

00:09providing lightweight structures that are stronger than metal.

00:12It is powered by solar panels and batteries.

00:15The Blue Ghost mission will deliver 10 NASA payloads to the Mare Crisium region on the Moon.

00:20After launch, Blue Ghost will spend about 45 days traveling to the Moon.

00:25During this time, the team will conduct health checks on each subsystem.

00:29Blue Ghost will land in Mare Crisium and operate the payloads for an entire lunar day,

00:34which lasts about 14 Earth days.

00:37It will also continue to function for over five hours into the cold lunar night.