Flight Safety Information - March 4, 2025 No. 045 In This Issue : Incident: Ajet B738 at Rize on Mar 1st 2025, on go around turned wrongly towards high terrain : Incident: Biman B738 near Dhaka on Feb 28th 2025, cabin did not pressurize : Incident: Hisky A320 at Bucharest on Mar 3rd 2025, engine stall : Incident: United A320 at Chicago on Mar 2nd 2025, big hit on departure : Incident: Hop! E170 near Luxembourg on Mar 2nd 2025, burning odour on board : Accident: Skywest CRJ2 near Waco on Mar 2nd 2025, turbulence injures five : Incident: Qantas B738 at Sydney on Mar 3rd 2025, smoke on the flight deck : Planes receive mysterious false midair collision alerts near Reagan National Airport : Couple arrested for trying to board American Airlines flight without authorization: Police : ‘Pilots would quite literally be flying blind’ without our team, says fired FAA worker after DOGE cuts : Why Air Travel’s Getting Dangerous : Norwegian to purchase ten Boeing 737-800 aircraft : Remarkable NASA photo captures U.S. civilian jet breaking the sound barrier: "Makes the invisible visible" : Earth shines over the moon in amazing 1st photos from private Blue Ghost lander. 'We're all in that picture.' : Calendar of Events Incident: Ajet B738 at Rize on Mar 1st 2025, on go around turned wrongly towards high terrain An Ajet Boeing 737-800, registration TC-SOG performing flight VF-4268 from Ankara to Rize (Turkey), was on final approach to Rize's runway 06 when the crew performed a go around about 2.3nm short of the runway threshold because of being about 1700 feeet too high on the approach profile, turned right (instead of left according to the standard missed approach procedure) towards high terrain (rising to 2800 meters/9200 feet). The aircraft climbed slowly through 3000 feet when the crew turned the aircraft left again towards the open Black Sea, climbed further to 6000 feet and positioned for another approach to runway 06 on a 3 degrees glidepath for a landing without further incident. The aircraft performed the return flight VF-4269 on schedule. https://avherald.com/h?article=524ce282&opt=0 Incident: Biman B738 near Dhaka on Feb 28th 2025, cabin did not pressurize A Biman Bangladesh Boeing 737-800, registration S2-AFM performing flight BG-388 from Dhaka (Bangladesh) to Bangkok (Thailand), was climbing out of Dhaka when the crew stopped the climb at FL250 due to problems with the cabin pressure. The crew subsequently descended the aircraft to FL100 and returned to Dhaka for a safe landing about 110 minutes after departure. Dhaka Airport reported the aircraft was flying overhead Myanmar at FL250 when the passenger oxygen masks were released and the aircraft returned to Dhaka. The passengers were rebooked onto other flights to Bangkok. https://avherald.com/h?article=524cdf17&opt=0 Incident: Hisky A320 at Bucharest on Mar 3rd 2025, engine stall A Hisky Europe Airbus A320-200, registration YR-BEE performing flight H4-762 from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea (Romania), was climbing out of Otopeni's runway 26R when the crew declared PAN PAN reporting their left hand engine (V2527) had stalled. The aircraft returned to Bucharest for a safe landing on runway 26L about 15 minutes after departure. https://avherald.com/h?article=524cd4cf&opt=0 Incident: United A320 at Chicago on Mar 2nd 2025, big hit on departure A United Airbus A320-200, registration N457UA performing flight UA-2481 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to Syracuse,NY (USA), was climbing out of Chicago's runway 28R when the crew requested to stop the climb at 5000 feet advising they needed to check something. The crew subsequently reported they might have had a bird strike, they took a big hit, the engine (V2527) indications were all good. The aircraft returned to Chicago for a safe landing on runway 27C about 20 minutes after departure. A replacement A320-200 registration N464UA reached Syracuse with a delay of about 3 hours. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Chicago about 18 hours after landing. The FAA reported: "United Airlines Flight 2481 returned safely to Chicago O’Hare International Airport around 6:50 p.m. local time on Sunday, March 2, after the crew reported a possible bird strike. The Airbus A320 was headed to Syracuse Hancock International Airport in New York. The FAA will investigate." https://avherald.com/h?article=524cce37&opt=0 Incident: Hop! E170 near Luxembourg on Mar 2nd 2025, burning odour on board A Hop! Embraer ERJ-170 on behalf of Air France, registration F-HBXE performing flight AF-1796 from Lyon (France) to Amsterdam (Netherlands), was enroute at FL300 about 40nm south of Luxembourg (Luxembourg) when the crew decided to divert to Luxembourg reporting a burning odour on board. The aircraft landed safely on Luxembourg's runway 06 about 15 minutes later. The remainder of the flight was cancelled. A passenger reported a burning smell was observed on board of the aircraft. A ground observer watching the aircraft land reported emergency services awaited the aircraft, subsequently opened the cargo holds and unloaded all cargo. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Luxembourg about 28 hours after landing. https://avherald.com/h?article=524cbc67&opt=0 Accident: Skywest CRJ2 near Waco on Mar 2nd 2025, turbulence injures five A Skywest Canadair CRJ-200 on behalf of United, registration N920EV performing flight UA-5690 from Springfield,MO to Houston Intercontinental,TX (USA) with 29 passengers and 3 crew, was enroute at FL270 about 30nm northeast of Waco,TX (USA) when the aircraft encountered severe turbulence causing injuries to five occupants. The crew diverted the aircraft to Waco for a safe landing on runway 19 about 25 minutes later. The airport reported five people received non-life-threatening injuries. A replacement CRJ-200 registration N910EV positioned from Houston to Waco, resumed the flight and reached Houston with a delay of about 6.5 hours. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Waco about 15 hours after landing. https://avherald.com/h?article=524cb9bd&opt=0 Incident: Qantas B738 at Sydney on Mar 3rd 2025, smoke on the flight deck A Qantas Boeing 737-800, registration VH-VZV performing flight QF-643 from Sydney,NS to Perth,WA (Australia), was climbing out of Sydney's runway 16R when the crew requested and was cleared to level off at FL130, the crew advised they would need to return to Sydney. Shortly afterwards the crew donned their oxygen masks and declared PAN PAN PAN reporting smoke on the flight deck. The aircraft positioned for an approach to runway 16R and landed safely about 15 minutes after departure. A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration VH-VZG reached Perth with a delay of about 3.5 hours. The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 8 hours, then returned to service. The airline reported a technical issue prompted the return. https://avherald.com/h?article=524cb729&opt=0 Planes receive mysterious false midair collision alerts near Reagan National Airport The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating why multiple commercial flights about to land at Ronald Reagan National Airport, near Washington DC, repeatedly received midair collision alerts over the weekend when there were no other aircraft nearby. The alerts occurred only miles from the site of the deadly January 29 midair collision of American Eagle 5342 and a US Army Blackhawk helicopter. Several flight crews reported the mystery alerts on their Traffic Collision Avoidance System, known as TCAS, on Saturday “indicating another aircraft was nearby when no other aircraft were in the area,” the FAA said in a statement on Monday. “We were about 1200 feet, there was somebody diving straight onto us,” a Republic Airline pilot told the control tower just after 9 a.m. Saturday according to audio captured by LiveATC.net. “It’s been happening all morning. Let me know if you see anything. No one else has seen anything except for on the TCAS,” the tower air traffic controller warned another Republic flight coming in to land. “Yeah, we got a little something there,” the pilot responded a short time later. “It said on the TCAS that it was 600 feet above us. And we didn’t see anything.” TCAS works independently of ground air traffic control, searching nearby airspace using radio frequencies from transponders in other aircraft. If it detects a potential collision the system gives pilots specific maneuvers to safely get away. Low altitudes and landing approaches can cause problems with the system and since it uses radio signals there can be interference, but it’s uncommon for so many planes received the false warnings in such a short period of time. “Reporting traffic around our 11 o’clock. We got anything out here,” a PSA Airlines pilot questioned the control tower Saturday. “Negative… no known traffic between you and the field.” The FAA says some pilots elected to abort their landings, known as a go-round, “as a result of the alerts.” https://www.yahoo.com/news/planes-receive-mysterious-false-midair-220235120.html Couple arrested for trying to board American Airlines flight without authorization: Police A couple was arrested after allegedly attempting to board an American Airlines flight without authorization, leading to a physical altercation in which one individual allegedly threw coffee on an airline staff member, police said. The incident occurred on Sunday at Miami International Airport as passengers were preparing to board American Airlines flight 2494 traveling from Miami to Cancún. Rafael Seirafe-Novaes and Beatriz Rapoport-De-Campos-Maia "ignored the signs and verbal commands from the ticket agent" and allegedly pushed past the agent and others to enter the jet bridge, according to a police report from the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office. According to the report, the couple "were denied boarding and became irate at which time they pushed the two victims," and Rapoport-De-Campos-Maia allegedly "threw coffee on them." American Airlines said in a statement to ABC News: "Acts of violence are not tolerated by American Airlines and we are committed to working closely with law enforcement in their investigation." Rapoport-De-Campos-Maia and Seirafe-Novaes have each been charged with two counts of battery and one count each of trespassing on property after warning, police said. Seirafe-Novaes has also been charged with one count of resisting an officer without violence to his person, as he pulled his arms away from the arresting officer, per the police report. The couple was taken into custody and transported to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami, according to the police report. It was unclear if either has an attorney who can speak on their behalf. https://www.yahoo.com/news/couple-arrested-trying-board-american-235811584.html ‘Pilots would quite literally be flying blind’ without our team, says fired FAA worker after DOGE cuts ‘Pilots would quite literally be flying blind’ without our team, says fired FAA worker after DOGE cuts — what you should know about your rights in case of cancellations, delays and accidents Firing Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees is a different beast than firing paper-pushers at other federal agencies. Don't miss I'm 49 years old and have nothing saved for retirement — what should I do? Don't panic. Here are 5 of the easiest ways you can catch up (and fast) A near-record number of Americans are grappling with $1,000 car payments and many drivers can't keep up. Here are 3 ways to stay ahead FAA employees are commonly tasked with ensuring air safety, and given a string of recent incidents that were all over the news, it seems like the Trump administration’s staff cuts come at a time when flyers are on edge. Confidence in air travel has dipped this year, according to a recent survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. It found the American public is most confident in the ability of pilots to maintain air safety and they have the least amount of confidence in federal government agencies. More than 130 of the recent batch of FAA job cuts were positions that directly or indirectly supported air traffic control, facilities, and technology used to keep planes and passengers safe, according to the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists. Now it's worth noting that as per Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, fewer than 400 people were let go at the FAA — an agency that employs 45,000 people. Duffy also noted that all terminated employees were probationary — meaning, they were hired less than a year prior to their dismissal — and no one with a “critical safety” position was fired. But one recently terminated FAA employee told Politico they were a member of a team of 12 whose job is to create air maps — the preplanned routes that pilots and controllers use to guide airplanes. "Air traffic controllers cannot do their work without us," said the aeronautical information specialist. "Without our team ... pilots would quite literally be flying blind." It's not clear how many members of the team were laid off. They said workers were “targeted just as a senseless line item on an Excel sheet.” "I do think the American public does need to be concerned, about not only my firing but also the firing of so many public safety [and] national security professionals at the FAA," said Charles Spitzer-Stadtlander, another fired FAA employee who was a part of an initiative established to detect incoming missiles, to People. Your rights as a traveler The dismissal of hundreds of FAA employees could lead to an uptick in flight delays and cancellations. And the fear is that it could increase the risk of accidents. So it's important to know your rights as a passenger in these situations. The Department of Transportation says, "Airlines are required to adhere to the promises that they make in their customer service plan, including commitments to care for customers in the event of controllable delays or cancellations." It also says that if an airline cancels your flight or makes a significant change to its departure time, you're entitled to a refund should you choose not to get rebooked. This holds true even if you purchased a non-refundable ticket. But from there, the compensation you're entitled to depends on the airline you've booked with and the situation at hand. Delta, for example, will give you a free hotel room if you're affected by an overnight cancellation. And you're entitled to a meal voucher for a delay of three hours or more. Your best bet is to consult this dashboard from the Department of Transportation, which covers the policies of 10 major U.S. airlines, to see what rights you have in the event of a cancellation or delay. That said, as a passenger, you can always ask an airline to go above and beyond its typical policy. For example, if a flight delay causes you to miss an event that you paid for, you may be able to convince the airline to reimburse you for your tickets. You should also know that you may be able to sue an airline if you sustain an injury during a flight due to their negligence. But for that, you'll generally need to consult an attorney. And compensation is awarded on a case-by-case basis. Earlier in February, a Delta flight turned upside following a turbulent landing in Toronto. Two passengers have since sued the airline for negligence and are seeking compensation for their injuries — both physical and emotional. Delta has already offered $30,000 in compensation to passengers on that flight, saying the money "has no strings attached and does not affect rights." Whether some individual passengers get more will depend on how their lawsuits shake out. https://www.yahoo.com/news/pilots-quite-literally-flying-blind-111200885.html Why Air Travel’s Getting Dangerous The Trump administration has been aggressively pursuing policies that will make travelers’ odds inevitably worse. Nervous air travelers might be forgiven for feeling a little more anxious than usual since the start of the Trump administration. Only nine days in, a horrific midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter ended a 16-year streak without a fatal U.S. airline crash. Then, two days later, a medevac jet nosedived into a busy Philadelphia street, killing all six aboard and one person on the ground. Then, a week later, a private jet slammed into a larger parked jet while landing in Arizona, killing the first plane’s pilot. And a week after that a Delta flight flipped upside down while landing in Toronto. Was the Trump administration directly responsible for the surge in air disasters? The timing seems uncanny, but no. Whatever his flaws, Trump plainly does not deserve blame for this particular mess, which stems from a combination of bad luck and institutional failings that have been accumulating for years. What is also plain, however, is that since it has come to power, the Trump administration has been aggressively pursuing policies that will make travelers’ odds inevitably worse. So is commercial aviation still remarkably safe? Yes. Is it about to get dramatically less safe? Also yes. Here are some of the problems that already exist, and why they’ll get worse. Failure to Regulate A challenge in industrial safety is the tendency of powerful players to infiltrate and undermine their regulators. This dynamic has been playing out to dangerous effect in aviation, where Boeing has become such a dominant force that it’s been able to literally write its own rules. Starting in 2009, the Federal Aviation Administration launched a program under which it allowed Boeing to self-certify that its aircraft designs and production were safe. It’s easy to see what that arrangement might have initially delighted Boeing’s C-suite, but it proved dangerous, both for Boeing’s customers and for the company itself. Two brand-new 737 Max airliners crashing in 2018 and 2019 annihilated public trust in Boeing, and the company has struggled to find its footing ever since. Until now, at least, everyone agreed that regulations are important for aviation safety. The new administration doesn’t see things that way. Trump started his current term with a promise to dramatically slash regulations, proclaiming that “whenever an agency promulgates a new rule, regulation, or guidance, it must identify at least 10 existing rules, regulations, or guidance documents to be repealed.” By wiping out government regulations across the entire industry, the administration is asking aircraft-makers and operators to follow their own rules. Historically, that hasn’t worked out well. Understaffing The problem of understaffing at the FAA is one that has troubled experts for years. In 2023, the New York Times revealed that near misses between airliners have become endemic at airports across the country, “a sign of what many insiders describe as a safety net under mounting stress,” with a leading cause being “mistakes by air traffic controllers stretched thin by a nationwide staffing shortage.” Understaffing is not a problem that worries the Trump administration, however. As part of its project to massively slash the size of the government, it laid off some 400 FAA workers starting on Feb. 17. At the time, it said that none of the firings involved air traffic controllers. But five days later Musk posted to X that any federal employee that didn’t write an email explaining what they’d done during the previous week would be fired. If enforced, this diktat will likely ensnare some air traffic controllers from towers that can hardly afford to lose them. But there’s a broader issue, which is that a great many FAA employees—not just air traffic controllers—positively affect aviation safety. Some of the FAA employees fired earlier this month, for instance, were charged with updating the navigational charts that help keep pilots clear of danger. If the prime motive of the Trump-Musk alliance is to gut the federal workforce as thoroughly as possible, that’s going to have all kind of deleterious effects, up to and including twisted smoldering wreckage. Foreign Adversaries Historically, the aviation industry has focused on preventing accidents by removing the risk of equipment malfunction and human error. Over the past decade, however, a whole new source of danger has emerged: foreign adversaries who attack civil aviation as part of a broad campaign of disruption against the democratic West. By far the worst actor in this space has been Russia and its proxies, which, since 2014, have shot down two airliners, pirated another, blown up a private jet, and waged internecine electronic warfare against airliners in northern Europe. Most ominously, last year Russian intelligence operatives began planting incendiary devices in air cargo shipments, a move that so alarmed the Biden administration that it warned the Kremlin that it was risking an all-out war. To say that Trump is unlikely to push back against this particular threat is an understatement. It was, after all, Russian intelligence that helped him come to power in the first place, and during the beginning of his second term, the United States has quickly swung from adversary to overt ally of the Kremlin. At the same time, Trump has dismissed members of an advisory committee at the Transportation Security Administration that helped protect airlines and airports against foreign attack. Should an attack take place now, it would be hard to distinguish between foreign aggression and self-harm. For the time being, America’s air transportation system still provides one of the safest forms of travel available. But that safety has taken great expense and patience to achieve. This carefully tuned system is now being actively dismantled by people who don’t understand how it works and don’t value what it does. Like a house whose beams have rotted from within, once air travel starts to fail, it will fail dramatically. https://slate.com/business/2025/03/safe-to-fly-plane-crashes-trump-faa-air-traffic-control.html Norwegian to purchase ten Boeing 737-800 aircraft Norwegian has announced an agreement to buy ten Boeing 737-800 aircraft that are currently a part of its leased fleet. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2025. The transaction is at favourable terms and represents a key step in securing Norwegian’s future fleet. The move will enhance financial flexibility in line with the long-term strategy and reduce overall ownership cost. “The overall terms achieved are attractive for Norwegian, and the transaction fits well with our long-term fleet and ownership strategy. The aircraft being acquired are an integral part of Norwegian’s existing fleet and will through this deal continue to operate across our attractive and growing route network. This move is expected to deliver both short and long-term cost savings, as well as provide additional flexibility for future fleet planning,” concludes CEO Geir Karlsen. The transaction will initially be funded through the Company’s cash on hand and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2025. Norwegian is in the process of securing long term financing after completion through a combination of financing arrangements. On completion of the transaction, Norwegian expects to record a non-recurring gain of approximately NOK 570 million. This gain reflects the pricing the company has been able to achieve for the aircraft and the corresponding reduction of existing lease liabilities. Additionally, the transaction is expected to generate recurring cost savings net of financing costs of an average of approximately NOK 200 million per year. https://media.uk.norwegian.com/pressreleases/norwegian-to-purchase-ten-boeing-737-800-aircraft-3372843 Couple arrested for trying to board American Airlines flight without authorization: Police A couple was arrested after allegedly attempting to board an American Airlines flight without authorization, leading to a physical altercation in which one individual allegedly threw coffee on an airline staff member, police said. The incident occurred on Sunday at Miami International Airport as passengers were preparing to board American Airlines flight 2494 traveling from Miami to Cancún. Rafael Seirafe-Novaes and Beatriz Rapoport-De-Campos-Maia "ignored the signs and verbal commands from the ticket agent" and allegedly pushed past the agent and others to enter the jet bridge, according to a police report from the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office. According to the report, the couple "were denied boarding and became irate at which time they pushed the two victims," and Rapoport-De-Campos-Maia allegedly "threw coffee on them." American Airlines said in a statement to ABC News: "Acts of violence are not tolerated by American Airlines and we are committed to working closely with law enforcement in their investigation." Rapoport-De-Campos-Maia and Seirafe-Novaes have each been charged with two counts of battery and one count each of trespassing on property after warning, police said. Seirafe-Novaes has also been charged with one count of resisting an officer without violence to his person, as he pulled his arms away from the arresting officer, per the police report. The couple was taken into custody and transported to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami, according to the police report. It was unclear if either has an attorney who can speak on their behalf. https://www.yahoo.com/news/couple-arrested-trying-board-american-235811584.html Remarkable NASA photo captures U.S. civilian jet breaking the sound barrier: "Makes the invisible visible" A little over a month after a civilian jet broke the sound barrier, Boom Supersonic and NASA have released a photo of one of the aircraft's historic test flights over the Mojave Desert. The image released Monday shows the XB-1 aircraft, which Boom Supersonic said is the "first civil supersonic jet made in America," during its second supersonic flight on Feb. 10. The company said it partnered with NASA using a technique known as Schlieren photography to visualize what can't be seen with the naked eye. "This image makes the invisible visible," Boom Supersonic founder and CEO Blake Scholl said in a news release. Chief test pilot Tristan "Geppetto" Brandenburg had to make sure XB-1 was in the right place at the right time to allow NASA's team on the ground to photograph it in-flight as it eclipsed the sun, the Colorado-based company said. Crews used telescopes with special filters that can detect air distortions like shock waves to capture the image. The photo was taken during the XB-1's 13th overall test flight, according to the company, but it was the second time it flew at supersonic speed, this time reaching Mach 1.18, or 772 mph, Boom Supersonic said. Scholl said that the XB-1 didn't make an audible sonic boom that typically occurs when an aircraft is flying faster than the speed of sound. The captured data suggests that, at certain speed and atmospheric conditions, the sonic boom refracts in the atmosphere and never reaches the ground. The finding may lead the way for supersonic commercial flights without sonic booms, the company said in its news release. NASA first visually captured supersonic shock waves in 2019 after a decade of research. The technology was developed in part to aid the space agency in testing its own supersonic aircraft, X-59. "Knowing where the air is really moving tells you a lot about what your vehicle is doing, how efficient it is, and how you can make it better," Ed Haering, principal investigator for the Schlieren photography, said in a 2023 NASA news release. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nasa-photo-civilian-jet-breaking-sound-barrier-boom-supersonic/ Earth shines over the moon in amazing 1st photos from private Blue Ghost lander. 'We're all in that picture.' Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander may have only just touched down on the moon, but it's already beaming home spectacular views of Earth from the lunar surface after a historic landing today (March 2). These incredible images from the moon taken by the private Blue Ghost lander were shared by its builder, Firefly Aerospace, just hours after the lunar landing. Blue Ghost touched down in Mare Crisium (the Sea of Crises), after deftly performing two hazard avoidance maneuvers and achieving a precision landing within 328 feet (100 meters) of its target zone near the volcanic feature Mons Latreille. "This is an incredibly challenging technical feat to pull off, to land, anything on the surface of the moon," Joel Kearns, Deputy Associate Administrator for exploration in NASA Science Mission Directorate said during the press conference. Shortly after landing, Firefly Aerospace unveiled this image from the surface of the moon, it is the first image acquired by the Blue Ghost lunar lander. The images were released by Blue Ghost's S-band imagery, with higher resolution X-band imagery expected in the next few hours when the lander deploys its main antenna. Firefly opted to forgo a live video stream of the landing from the Blue Ghost to free up communications bandwidth for telemetry and for several instruments that were in action during the descent, including a critical hazard avoidance system that helped the lander avoid at least two potentially dangerous boulders on the surface, according to Ray Allensworth, Firefly's spacecraft program director. "NASA expected it to be relatively hazard free, but that doesn't mean there's no hazards, so you always have to be prepared for that," Allensworth said in the briefing. "And the lander was, and we were able to operate around that and land safely." The second image captured by the Blue Ghost lander shows the lander sitting on the moon's surface with a distant pale blue dot — Earth — in the background. If you take a closer look at Earth reflected in the lander's panels, you can make out distinct details of our home planet. A close-up view of Earth reflected in Blue Ghost's solar panel. | Credit: Firefly Aerospace Shortly before the press conference ended, Firefly released this stunning image from the surface of the moon. "This next 14 days is going to be really challenging, and we're going to work to provide all the science data from all 10 clips payloads, but I'm confident that the team will get through it," Jason Kim, Firefly Aerospace CEO said during the press conference. A major highlight of the mission will take place on March 14, when Blue Ghost captures high-definition images of a total eclipse as Earth obscures the sun from the moon's perspective. Meanwhile, those of us on Earth will witness the same event as a total lunar eclipse, turning the moon a deep, eerie red. On March 16, the lander will document the lunar sunset and study how levitating dust behaves in response to solar activity, a phenomenon first observed during Apollo 17. Leading up to the landing, Blue Ghost traveled 2.8 million miles over 45 days, downlinking 27 GB of data and supporting scientific studies, including record-breaking signal tracking from the Global Navigation Satellite System and radiation measurements through the Van Allen Belts. With the hardest part behind them, Firefly is now focused on completing surface operations and continuing to demonstrate the capabilities of commercial lunar missions. https://www.yahoo.com/news/earth-shines-over-moon-amazing-122241916.html CALENDAR OF EVENTS · · Sponsor the 2025 Fuzion Safety Conference! 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