A US company has successfully landed its spacecraft on the moon, marking only the second private mission to achieve the milestone – and the first to do so upright.
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 touched down at 8.34am GMT [ed: Sun 2 Mar 2025] near Mons Latreille, a volcanic formation in Mare Crisium on the moon’s north-eastern near side.
The mission control team in Austin, Texas, erupted in cheers as the firm’s CEO, Jason Kim, confirmed that the spacecraft was “stable and upright”.
I’ve been an archer for about 50 years, bowhunted a little. Also play golf. I’ve been told that I’m a horrible golfer, but that I’m great company on the course. Used to bowl (ten pin), and lawn bowls as well. Being retired, travel is a major interest. Even though I’m an America, I am a Chelsea football fan.
My favorite hobby is driving my daughter around the east coast to various youth bowling tournaments. I also have a couple of bird dogs. Spaniels to be specific.
Fabulous. I only rode motorcycles until my late 20s (road/track/motocross). Took my car driving test at age 29 I think.
I’ve banned myself from ever having another bike because, well I know myself too well. Barry Sheen said that the throttle goes both ways but what would he know.
It’ll start out sensibly on a Z500 and before long It’ll be back to a GSX-R 1100 and a driving ban!
I never had a motorbike, but I’ve ridden high 50s mph downhill weaving through other riders racing pedal bikes and I don’t need that option any time I twist my wrist.
Oh Yess motorcycles… Big fan ! been riding and working on Bikes for over 30 years now.
Loved track riding , always found the most dangerous moment was riding home on the public road after a few sessions on the track
I once found myself without a racecar, having gotten out of the hobby. I had maybe 3 motorcycles in the garage at the time. Mentioned to my wife that I was thinking of perhaps buying some motorcycle leathers and taking one of them to the track.
So anyway, that’s how I ended up with a new racecar.
That is a nice looking bike! 500cc is a good size, and I like the choice of the T-handle bars rather than sportbike clipons.
I had a Triumph Street Triple many years ago. (But I got it when I lived on the coast in California, and riding got a lot less fun when I moved to the middle of Ohio.)
Haha, I do have a bit of an inner speed demon and making it out to some track days is definitely a second milestone on this bucket list.
The YZF-R1 is gorgeous, I was dead set on a Honda Fireblade like Barney’s when I was younger but there are quite a few others that have caught my eye in my recent perusings. Like the Ducati’s.
Ha! I bet it was. I hope to add a pic of me doing that to my collection one day before I get too old to do the craziness.
I sat on a touring bike in the store and I could barely touch the floor… lol.
Lol! Couple of my work colleagues race cars as well, our boss just groaned when he found out I had joined the ‘high potential of serious injury’ side.
I had to google that and now see what you mean, definitely prefer the T bar as well. especially as that’s where I just put the phone mount.
