Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander lowered its orbit around the moon Tuesday (Feb. 18), sending back gorgeous footage from just over the lunar surface.

The lander, Blue Ghost, fired its engines for four minutes Thursday to propel the spacecraft into lunar orbit ahead of a planned March 2 landing.

Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 is set to touch down on the Moon’s Mare Crisium on March 2, following a final lunar orbit maneuver. The mission, carrying 10 NASA instruments, has already made history by tracking GNSS signals in lunar orbit.

The Blue Ghost mission launched on Wednesday, January 15, on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and is currently around halfway through its journey to the Moon. The mission, named “Ghost Riders in the Sky,” will spend around 16 days in lunar orbit before attempting a soft touchdown on the lunar surface.

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander is now headed for the moon after firing its engines to send it out of Earth orbit.

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost fired its engines early in the morning of February 18, marking the latest stage in its 45-day long trip to the Moon. The engine burn, which started at 3:09 a.m. ET and lasted three minutes and 18 seconds,

Blue Ghost, a spacecraft owned by Firefly Aerospace, has captured the latest photos from the Moon's orbit. The footage reveals close-ups of the vast craters on the side we cannot see from Earth. The spacecraft is scheduled to land on the Moon in a few days.

Blue Ghost, owned by Firefly Aerospace, recorded the latest photos from the Moon's orbit. The footage shows close-ups of the vast craters on the side we cannot see from Earth. The spacecraft is set to land on the Moon in a few days.