NASA Sets Coverage for Firefly First Commercial Robotic Moon …
5 days ago · Editor’s Note: This advisory was updated Jan. 13, 2025, to reflect the correct affiliation for Maria Banks, CLPS project scientist, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.. Carrying NASA science and technology to the Moon as part of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 is ...
Liftoff! NASA Sends Science, Tech to Moon on Firefly, SpaceX Flight
1 day ago · Carrying science and tech on Firefly Aerospace’s first CLPS or Commercial Lunar Payload Services flight for NASA, Blue Ghost Mission 1 launched at 1:11 a.m. EST aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The company is targeting a lunar landing on Sunday, March 2.
Ten NASA Science, Tech Instruments Flying to Moon on Firefly …
1 day ago · As part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, the agency is preparing to fly ten instruments aboard Firefly Aerospace’s first delivery to the Moon.These science payloads and technology demonstrations will help advance our understanding of the Moon and planetary processes, while paving the way for future crewed missions on the Moon and beyond ...
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.
Live Countdown Coverage Begins for First Firefly ... - NASA Blogs
1 day ago · A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission One lander prepares for a launch to the Moon on January 14 from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida as part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative. The Blue Ghost lander will carry 10 NASA science and technology ...
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 ...
Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1 Launch to the Moon | NASA+ - plus.nasa…
5 days ago · Carrying NASA science and technology to the Moon as part of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 is targeting launch Wednesday, Jan. 15.
Blue Ghost lunar lander launches from Florida on NASA-backed …
1 day ago · FireFly Aerospace's Blue Ghost is on its way to the moon: What to know about NASA mission The $93.3 million mission comes as NASA plans to send humans back to the moon within this decade for the ...
Here's what NASA is sending to the moon on Firefly Aerospace's …
2 days ago · Blue Ghost Mission 1, which Firefly has dubbed Ghost Riders in the Sky, was selected through NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program.CLPS contracts companies to deliver NASA science and ...
More NASA Science, Tech will Fly to Moon Aboard Future Firefly …
Dec 18, 2024 · NASA continues to advance its campaign to explore more of the Moon than ever before, awarding Firefly Aerospace $179 million to deliver six experiments to the lunar surface. This fourth task order for Firefly will target landing in the Gruithuisen Domes on the near side of the Moon in 2028.