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A private lunar lander carrying a drill, vacuum and other equipment to deliver for NASA<\/a> touched down on the moon on Sunday, the latest of several companies seeking to kickstart business on Earth’s natural satellite ahead of astronaut missions.<\/p>\n

Firefly Aerospace\u2019s Blue Ghost lander descended from lunar orbit on autopilot, targeting the slopes of an ancient volcanic dome in an impact basin on the moon\u2019s northeastern edge of the near side.<\/p>\n

The company’s Mission Control, located outside Austin, Texas, confirmed a successful landing.<\/p>\n

SPACEX LAUNCHES FALCON 9 ROCKET TOWARDS LUNAR SOUTH POLE IN SEARCH OF WATER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“You all stuck the landing. We\u2019re on the moon,” Firefly\u2019s Will Coogan, chief engineer for the lander, said.<\/p>\n

An upright and stable landing made Firefly the first private company to put a spacecraft on the moon<\/a> without crashing or falling over. Some governments working on space flight have failed in the past, as only five countries \u2014 Russia, the U.S., China, India and Japan \u2014 have been successful.<\/p>\n

Blue Ghost, which was named after a rare U.S. species of firefly, is a four-legged lander standing 6-foot-6 tall and 11 feet wide, offering extra stability, according to the company.<\/p>\n

About half an hour after landing, Blue Ghost started to send back pictures from the surface. The first image was a selfie somewhat obscured by the sun’s glare.<\/p>\n

SECRETIVE US SPACE FORCE PLANE SHARES RARE PHOTO OF EARTH FROM ORBIT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Two other companies\u2019 landers are making missions soon, with the next one expected to join the Blue Ghost on the moon<\/a> later this week.<\/p>\n

The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

– FOX NEWS<\/p>\n

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