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Firefly awarded million$$$ NASA contract for Moon delivery to Gruithuisen Domes

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. has been awarded an approximately $179.6 million NASA contract to deliver and operate six NASA instruments in the Gruithuisen Domes on the Moon’s near side in 2028. […]

NASA ends VIPER project, continues Moon exploration

Following a comprehensive internal review, NASA announced Wednesday its intent to discontinue development of its VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) project. NASA stated cost increases, delays to the launch […]

ispace-U.S. to use Swedish Space Corporation’s Lunar Ground Station Network for its M3 lunar mission

Swedish Space Corporation (SSC Space US) recently signed a collaboration agreement with the U.S. lunar exploration company ispace technologies U.S., Inc. (ispace-U.S.), to support their upcoming Mission 3 with the […]

ispace-U.S. to use Swedish Space Corporation’s Lunar Ground Station Network for its M3 Lunar Mission

Swedish Space Corporation (SSC Space US) has signed a collaboration agreement with the U.S. lunar exploration company ispace technologies U.S., Inc. (ispace-U.S.), to support their upcoming Mission 3 with the APEX 1.0 lunar lander. SSC will […]

Lonestar launches Independence their first lunar data center test mission payload on Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 enroute to the Moon

Lonestar Data Holdings Inc. successfully launched its advanced lunar data center test mission, “Independence,” which began its voyage to the Moon as a customer payload with Intuitive Machines aboard their […]

Intuitive Machines + SpaceX complete successful IM-1 test campaign

Intuitive Machines, Inc. (Nasdaq: LUNR, LUNRW) and SpaceX have analyzed the data from the lunar lander fueling tests for the IM-1 mission and have determined the testing campaign is complete. […]

Firefly Aerospace closes 3rd Tranche of Series C Round + reaches million $$$ of financing

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. has closed another tranche of financing, valuing the company at $1.5 billion pre-money with the round being led by existing investors including AE Industrial Partners, LP, as well as […]