Firefly Receives 4th NASA Moon Mission

Firefly Receives 4th NASA Moon Mission

After a successful debut earlier this year, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander has been tapped for a fourth moon mission. NASA on Tuesday announced that Firefly won a $176.7 million task order for the delivery of two rovers and three scientific instruments to the lunar south pole in 2029. The award comes just months after Blue Ghost became the first privately built lander to survive a landing on the rocky satellite. Over the course of i…

Firefly Aerospace to deliver five NASA payloads to Moon’s south pole

The mission’s objectives include analyzing lunar resources such as water and hydrogen, and studying the Moon’s radiation and thermal environment.