BYU-Idaho Graduate Helps Land Spacecraft on the Moon
November 13, 2026
November 13, 2026
REXBURG, Idaho, Nov. 13 -- Brigham Young University Idaho campus issued the following news:
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BYU-Idaho Graduate Helps Land Spacecraft on the Moon
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During Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1 on March 2, 2025, Michael Ashford watched as the spacecraft he helped build touched down on the moon.
"I was on the console watching it come down, calling out battery charge levels as it was on livestream," Michael said . . .
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BYU-Idaho Graduate Helps Land Spacecraft on the Moon
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During Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1 on March 2, 2025, Michael Ashford watched as the spacecraft he helped build touched down on the moon.
"I was on the console watching it come down, calling out battery charge levels as it was on livestream," Michael said . . .