Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander has beamed home stunning views of the moon from an altitude of just 62 miles (100 kilometers).

If all goes according to plan, the Athena lander will touch down near the moon's south pole on or around March 6.

Blue Ghost is aiming to become the second private lander to successfully soft-land on the moon, just over a year after Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander. If all goes well, the solar-powered spacecraft will operate on the surface of the moon for one lunar day, or about 14 Earth days, with lunar sunset expected to bring an end to the mission.

Blue Ghost would become the second private spacecraft to successfully soft-land on the moon. Intuitive Machines was the first private company to put a robot on the moon in 2024.

Over a half-century after astronauts walked on the moon, landing remains a daunting endeavor. On March 2, Texas-based Firefly Aerospace will attempt the ambitious feat, as it will direct its robotic Blue Ghost spacecraft to land in Mare Crisium,