Firefly’s lunar landing is NASA’s second CLPS mission. The first took place last year, when Intuitive Machines—another Texas-based private space company—sent its lander to the Moon in February 2024.
The successful landing of a Cedar Park lunar lander is putting the pressure on efforts to build a workforce capable of reaching for the stars.
Texas-based Firefly Aerospace's "Blue Ghost" landed on the Earth-facing side of moon with 10 NASA instruments.
The Blue Ghost lunar lander, managed by Texas company Firefly Aerospace, touched down Sunday morning on the moon's near side.
The Blue Ghost was carrying 10 science and technology instruments to collect data for NASA. It landed softly in an "upright, ...
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander has captured a gorgeous shot of sunrise on the moon as it begins its workday on the ...
Firefly Aerospace's lander reached lunar soil early Sunday morning, after a 2.8-million-mile journey lasting 45 days ...
Firefly Aerospace’s successful touchdown marks a new era of frequent commercial trips to the Moon, paving the way for a ...
The accomplishment makes Firefly the first private outfit to put a spacecraft on the moon without crashing or falling over.
Having nailed its own landing, Blue Ghost will now spend a full lunar day (about two weeks) performing research operations, ...
A commercial spacecraft carrying NASA experiments successfully touched down on the moon's surface early Sunday morning, ...
The feat makes Firefly Aerospace the first private space firm to achieve a fully successful moon landing after another Texas ...
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