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Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar mission to launch via a Falcon 9 on January 15th from Canaveral

Firefly’s first Blue Ghost mission, named Ghost Riders in the Sky, will deliver 10 science and technology instruments to the lunar surface as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services […]

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 […]