2025年3月1日
Blue Ghost to the Moon
Image Credit: Firefly Aerospace
Explanation: With spacecraft thrusters at top center, the rugged surface of the Moon lies below the Blue Ghost lander in this space age video frame. The view of the lunar far side was captured by the Firefly Aerospace lunar lander on February 24, following a maneuver to circularize its orbit about 100 kilometers above the lunar surface. The robotic lunar lander is scheduled to touch down tomorrow, Sunday, March 2, at 3:34am Eastern Time in the Mare Crisium impact basin on the lunar near side. In support of the Artemis campaign, Blue Ghost is set to deliver science and technology experiments to the Moon, part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program. Blue Ghost’s mission on the surface is planned to operate during the lunar daylight hours at the landing site, about 14 Earth days.
Tomorrow’s picture: light and sound
蓝幽灵登月器航向月球
影像提供: Firefly Aerospace 萤火虫太空公司
说明: 在这幅来自太空时代的影片定格里，位于画面顶部中央的是蓝幽灵登月器的推进器，而其下方则是月球凹凸不平的表面。于2月24日拍下这幅月球反面的影像时，萤火虫太空公司的这艘登月器，刚完成操控，把轨道调整为离月表约100公里高的圆轨道。这艘无人登月器计划于3月2日（星期日）美东时间凌晨3:34，着陆在月球正面的危海撞击坑。运送多项科学与技术实验设备到月球的蓝幽灵任务，除了是阿尔特弥斯计划的支持任务外，也是美国国家航空航天局的商业月球有效载荷服务计划（CLPS）之一环。蓝幽灵任务预定在月球的白昼运转，任务长度大约为14个地球日。（Blue Ghost 蓝幽灵着陆器; Mare Crisium 危海）
明日的图片: light and sound
