Why 3 private space missions are on their way to the moon right now
The companies Intuitive Machines, Firefly Aerospace, and ispace are all preparing to land on the moon. A new era of lunar ...
Six weeks, three moon landers: The era of private space exploration is here
Moon exploration is undergoing a potentially transformative moment. Over the course of six weeks, three different lunar ...
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Johns Hopkins APL Satellite Communication Facility Plays Critical Role in U.S. Lunar Initiative
A signature APL facility that dates back to the Sputnik era is playing a pivotal role for one of NASA’s most critical lunar ...
Photos from space show the Texas company Firefly Aerospace preparing to land on the moon for the first time
Firefly's Blue Ghost mission is snapping stunning photos on its way to a lunar landing attempt. They show a new era of moon ...
A Firefly Aerospace spacecraft Blue Ghost captures stunning lunar view
A spacecraft called Blue Ghost completed its third and final lunar orbit, making it one step closer to its destination on a ...
Firefly Aerospace awarded $21.81 million US Space Force contract
These missions require Firefly to keep a rocket on standby and launch within 24 hours of notice from Space Force.
Cedar Park’s Firefly Aerospace lands $22M Space Force launch deal
Firefly Aerospace, a Cedar Park-based spacecraft manufacturer, has scored a nearly $22M deal with the Space Force to launch a ...
The Moon’s next robotic visitor is lining up for landing this weekend
Now, Firefly is about to find out if its lunar program is a technical success. Landing on the Moon is risky. In the last decade, the success rate for lunar landing attempts is a little above 50 ...
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Sunday’s Moon Landing Could Fulfill a Texas Tech Professor’s Dream—or End in a Nightmare
This geophysicist will be watching anxiously as his groundbreaking experiment careens toward the lunar surface aboard Firefly ...