--- description: Find out why Firefly Blue Ghost is on TIME's list of 2025's best inventions. title: Firefly Blue Ghost: The Best Inventions of 2025 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta92dec2d9846ad38/6998ca1147fe5117ba55c195/blue-ghost-lander-TIME-best-inventions-2025-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Oct 09, 2025 # Firefly Blue Ghost New strides on the moon by [Jeffrey Kluger](/author/jeffrey-kluger/) ## Jeffrey Kluger Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Editor at Large  Courtesy Firefly In March, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander became the first private spacecraft to land successfully on the moon. In [cooperation](https://www.nasa.gov/commercial-lunar-payload-services/ "undefined") with NASA, Blue Ghost carried 10 scientific instruments, including a laser reflector to measure the moon’s shape and precise distance from Earth. Firefly [plans](https://fireflyspace.com/missions/blue-ghost-mission-2/ "undefined") to launch another lander next year to the moon’s far side, followed by launches in 2028 and 2029, with the goal of creating a path for humans to return to the lunar surface. “As more humans return to the moon,” says Firefly CEO Jason Kim, “we want them to have the supplies they need to sustain life.” These are independent reviews of the products mentioned, but TIME receives a commission when purchases are made through affiliate links at no additional cost to the purchaser. Firefly Blue Ghost: The Best Inventions of 2025 ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2025/7318229/firefly-blue-ghost/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2025/7318229/firefly-blue-ghost/"},"headline":"Firefly Blue Ghost","datePublished":"2025-10-09T11:00:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T11:54:45.578Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2025/7318229/firefly-blue-ghost/","keywords":["Tech","E-Commerce","list","franchise","Magazine","best inventions","Special Project","sponsorshipblock","Accolades","Best Inventions 2025"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta92dec2d9846ad38/6998ca1147fe5117ba55c195/blue-ghost-lander-TIME-best-inventions-2025-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jeffrey Kluger","jobTitle":"Editor at Large","url":"https://time.com/author/jeffrey-kluger/"}],"creator":"Jeffrey Kluger","articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta92dec2d9846ad38/6998ca1147fe5117ba55c195/blue-ghost-lander-TIME-best-inventions-2025-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2025/7318229/firefly-blue-ghost/","name":"Firefly Blue Ghost"}}]}] ```