Hacker News with Generative AI: Private Spaceflight

Four private astronauts launch on first human mission to fly over the poles (arstechnica.com)
Four adventurers suited up and embarked on a first-of-a-kind trip to space Monday night, becoming the first humans to fly in polar orbit aboard a SpaceX crew capsule chartered by a Chinese-born cryptocurrency billionaire.
SpaceX launches private Fram2 astronauts on first spaceflight over Earth's poles (space.com)
Firefly Aerospace becomes first commercial company to successfully land on moon (fireflyspace.com)
Cedar Park, Texas, March 2, 2025 – Firefly Aerospace, the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, today announced its Blue Ghost lunar lander softly touched down on the Moon’s surface in an upright, stable configuration on the company’s first attempt.
Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1 Lunar Landing (nasa.gov)
With a suite of NASA science and technology on board, Firefly Aerospace is targeting no earlier than 3:34 a.m. EST Sunday, March 2, to land their Blue Ghost lunar lander on the Moon.
SpaceX – Updates (spacex.com)
Jared Isaacman, founder and CEO of Shift4 who commanded the Inspiration4 mission, announced today the Polaris Program, a first-of-its-kind effort to rapidly advance human spaceflight capabilities, while continuing to raise funds and awareness for important causes here on Earth.
SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew attempts first private spacewalk [video] (youtube.com)
DearMoon, the first private circum-lunar flight project, will be cancelled (twitter.com)