An American spacecraft has landed on the Moon for the first time in decades, and surprisingly, it wasn't from NASA. On March 2, 2025, Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1 successfully landed in the Mare Crisium region of the Moon, following a 45-day journey across space. For Firefly, a soft lunar landing is now very much a reality, having previously only been done by a private company once before. Ten NASA payloads, which were intended to collect data on lunar dust, heat flow, and navigation, were carried by the lander. These payloads will contribute to the Artemis program's long-term goal of making missions to the Moon more sustainable.