"It has been an honor to enable science and technology experiments that support future missions to the moon, Mars and beyond."

In addition to these payloads, Texas-based Firefly performed some work of its own on the Moon. Blue Ghost captured a total solar eclipse from the Moon on March 14, while Earth simultaneously experienced a total lunar eclipse. Two days later, Blue Ghost caught a lunar sunset, with Earth appearing over the lunar horizon.

Firefly Aerospace on Monday announced the conclusion of its Blue Ghost lunar lander mission, declaring it the first “fully successful” commercial operation on the moon.