"Per aspera ad astra! Love, Blue Ghost." The Latin phrase-which roughly translates to "through hardships to the stars"-closes out the final lunar transmission from the Blue Ghost lander, which according to developer Firefly Aerospace achieved the "longest commercial operations on the moon to date" during its approximately two-week mission.

Firefly Aerospace on Monday announced the conclusion of its Blue Ghost lunar lander mission, declaring it the first “fully successful” commercial operation on the moon.

Firefly Aerospace and NASA released the stunning photos Tuesday, taken before the Blue Ghost lander fell silent over the weekend. One shot included Venus in the distance. Firefly’s Blue Ghost landed on the moon on March 2,