Liftoff! NASA Sends Science, Tech to Moon on Firefly, SpaceX Flight
1 day ago · Creating a golden streak in the night sky, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission One lander soars upward after liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, Jan. 15, as part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative.
Ten NASA Science, Tech Instruments Flying to Moon on Firefly Lander
1 day ago · Firefly’s lunar lander, named Blue Ghost, is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Wednesday, Jan.15, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. After a 45-day cruise phase, Blue Ghost is targeted to land near a volcanic feature called Mons Latreille within Mare Crisium, a basin approximately 340 miles wide ...
Liftoff! Firefly Lunar Lander Begins Journey to the Moon
1 day ago · At 1:11 a.m. EST SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket and Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Aboard are a suite of NASA scientific instruments to the Moon as part of the agency’s CLPS ( Commercial Lunar Payload Services ) initiative and Artemis campaign.
Blue Ghost lunar lander launches from Florida on NASA-backed …
19 hours ago · Ahead of the lunar lander is a 60-day mission to Earth's only natural satellite, where it will deploy a fleet of NASA's scientific instruments to study the moon's environment before humans return.
Firefly Lunar Lander On Its Way To the Moon – Artemis - NASA …
1 day ago · Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander successfully powered on as it continues its way to the Moon, carrying NASA science demonstrations as part of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign.Blue Ghost is expected to land on the lunar surface on Sunday, March 2 and, throughout its mission, NASA ’s scientific instruments aim to test and ...
NASA Selects Blue Origin as Second Artemis Lunar Lander Provider
May 19, 2023 · Blue Origin will design, develop, test, and verify its Blue Moon lander to meet NASA’s human landing system requirements for recurring astronaut expeditions to the lunar surface, including docking with Gateway, a space station where crew transfer in lunar orbit.
Blue Ghost, a Private U.S. Lunar Lander, Launches to the Moon
1 day ago · In February 2021 Firefly received a NASA contract for Blue Ghost Mission 1 that is now worth $101 million, less than the agency would have spent to build its own lunar lander.
SpaceX Will Launch Two New Moon Landers on One Rocket: What …
1 day ago · Both are aiming for the lunar surface. ... A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off from the NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 1:11 a.m. Eastern time, carrying the Blue Ghost lander built by Firefly ...
SpaceX launches 2 private lunar landers to the moon | Space
1 day ago · The lander is carrying 10 NASA research and technology payloads designed to further the space agency's understanding of the lunar environment, as it plans to send astronauts back to the moon as a ...
Here's what NASA is sending to the moon on Firefly Aerospace's …
2 days ago · The lunar lander during the Apollo missions stood 22 feet (7 meters) tall with its landing legs deployed. The next time astronauts land on the moon will be during NASA’s Artemis 3 mission ...