Firefly Aerospace kicks off first moon mission after SpaceX launch
The lander of Texas-based rocket and spacecraft builder Firefly Aerospace has begun a 45-day trip to the moon.
Two Private Moon Landers Have Launched at Once: What to Know
Robotic vehicles from Firefly Aerospace of Texas and Ispace of Japan parted ways early Wednesday after being launched on the ...
Firefly looks to punch NASA moon ticket with overnight SpaceX launch
A SpaceX mission set to lift off overnight marks a first for Firefly Aerospace under NASA's plans to build up American ...
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NASA Set to Launch a Blue Ghost to the Moon
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander will fly a 60-day mission to deliver a suite of NASA science equipment to the ...
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Blue Ghost Mission 1 will send the first U.S. lander to Mare Crisium
With 10 instruments and technology tests, Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander is part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload ...
Annual power ranking of US launch companies finds a shake-up at the bottom
Once again, we're back with our annual power ranking of US launch companies. 2024 was the third year Ars compiled a list of ...
Elon Musk's SpaceX arranges rideshare for US and Japan's journey to Moon
SpaceX launched two lunar landers for US and Japanese companies to the moon. Tokyo-based ispace's lander, Resilience, and ...
SpaceX To Launch Two Moon Landers On Single Falcon 9 Rocket This January
The Japanese company will attempt its second landing on the Moon after it failed to do so in April 2023. Named Mission 2, it ...
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Blue Ghost Mission 1 will send the first U.S. lander to Mare Crisium
One of those firms is Firefly Aerospace. Headquartered in Cedar Park, Texas, it was founded in 2017 and began flying its Firefly Alpha orbital rockets in 2021. It is also building the first stage ...