India, March 2 -- US-based company Firefly Aerospace on Sunday announced its spacecraft Blue Ghost lunar lander softly touched down on the Moon's surface in an upright, stable configuration on the company's first attempt.

The space craft also shared the first image of the moon captured by it.

Sharing the image, the company wrote on X: "Would you look at that view! #BlueGhost captured its first image on the Moon that embodies everything this bold, unstoppable Firefly team has worked so hard for over the last 3+ years. And we're just getting started! Find out what's next for #BGM1."

As part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative, Firefly's Blue Ghost Mission 1, named Ghost Riders in the Sky, sets the tone for the f...