News: Firefly Aerospace
Headlines from space publications, linked back to the original articles
Industry / News / Firefly Aerospace
- NASA Space Station Research Helps Power Moon Science NASA · 14 Mar 2025 The International Space Station supports a wide range of scientific activities from looking out at our universe to breakthroughs in medical research, and is an active proving ground for technology for future Moon explora...
- Firefly’s Dazzling Images of Earth Eclipsing the Sun SpacePolicyOnline.com · 14 Mar 2025 Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission-1 captured a dazzling image of the Sun emerging from behind Earth early this morning from its vantage point on the Moon. BGM-1 is nearing the
- NASA Selects Firefly Aerospace to Launch Earth Science Smallsat Trio From Virginia The Launch Pad · 5 Mar 2025 NASA Selects Firefly Aerospace to Launch Earth Science Smallsat Trio From Virginia
- NASA to launch Earth science smallsat mission on Firefly Alpha SpaceNews · 5 Mar 2025 NASA selected Firefly Aerospace to launch a trio of Earth science smallsats that will study the formation of storms.
- NASA Awards Launch Service for Mission to Study Storm Formation NASA · 4 Mar 2025 NASA has selected Firefly Aerospace Inc. of Cedar Park, Texas, to provide the launch service for the agency’s Investigation of Convective Updrafts (INCUS) mission, which aims to understand why, when, and where tropical c...
- Blue Ghost Lands on Moon NASA · 4 Mar 2025 The shadow of Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander can be seen in this photo from the Moon, taken after landing on March 2, 2025. The lander safely delivered a suite of 10 NASA science and technology instruments;...
- Blue Ghost Makes “Picture Perfect” Moon Landing Space Scout · 3 Mar 2025 Firefly Aerospace scored their first successful Moon landing early Sunday morning. As their Blue Ghost lander touched down on the
- Nammo UK Engine Powers First Successful Commercial Lunar Landing European Spaceflight · 3 Mar 2025 The Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost lunar lander has completed a historic touchdown on the surface of the Moon, powered by an engine designed and built by Nammo UK with support from the European Space Agency. In 2011, Nammo...
- Firefly Aerospace aces Moon landing on first attempt Spaceflight Now · 2 Mar 2025 The successful touchdown marks the beginning of a planned 14-day mission on the lunar surface. The Blue Ghost lander is designed to power down after operating for a few hours into the lunar nighttime, which begins on Mar...
- Firefly Lands on the Moon SpacePolicyOnline.com · 2 Mar 2025 Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 landed on the Moon early this morning. The third of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services or CLPS missions, the commercial lunar lander delivered 10
- Touchdown! Carrying NASA Science, Firefly’s Blue Ghost Lands on Moon NASA · 2 Mar 2025 Carrying a suite of NASA science and technology, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 successfully landed at 3:34 a.m. EST on Sunday near a volcanic feature called Mons Latreille within Mare Crisium, a more than 300-...
- Firefly’s Blue Ghost 1 lands on the moon SpaceNews · 2 Mar 2025 Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost 1 lunar landed touched down on the surface of the moon March 2.
- Live coverage: Firefly Aerospace attempts first Moon landing with Blue Ghost Spaceflight Now · 1 Mar 2025 The robotic lander will attempt to touch down on the lunar surface at Mare Crisium near Mons Latreille Sunday morning. The anticipated landing time is no earlier than 3:34 a.m. EST (0834 UTC).
- Firefly Aerospace’s Targets March 2nd For Blue Ghost Moon Landing The Launch Pad · 19 Feb 2025 Firefly Aerospace’s Targets March 2nd For Blue Ghost Moon Landing
- Firefly Aerospace Secures $21.8 Million U.S. Space Force Contract for Rapid-Response Launch The Launch Pad · 18 Feb 2025 Firefly Aerospace Secures $21.8 Million U.S. Space Force Contract for Rapid-Response Launch
- NASA Sets Coverage of Firefly’s First Robotic Commercial Moon Landing NASA · 14 Feb 2025 With a suite of NASA science and technology on board, Firefly Aerospace is targeting no earlier than 3:45 a.m. EST on Sunday, March 2, to land the Blue Ghost lunar lander on the Moon. Blue Ghost is slated to touch down n...
- Firefly Aerospace Targets 2026 For Global Launch Capability Expansion In Virginia and Sweden The Launch Pad · 4 Feb 2025 Firefly Aerospace Targets 2026 For Global Launch Capability Expansion In Virginia and Sweden
- Firefly pressing ahead with Alpha launches from Wallops and Sweden SpaceNews · 28 Jan 2025 Firefly Aerospace expects to start launching its Alpha rocket from launch sites in Virginia and Sweden as soon as 2026 to avoid congestion at other sites.
- Nammo UK Engine Aboard US Lunar Lander Ignites for the First Time European Spaceflight · 20 Jan 2025 The LEROS 4 rocket engine, developed by Nammo UK in Buckinghamshire, has successfully ignited in space, powering the Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost lunar lander. Blue Ghost was launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 on 15 Janua...
- Blue Ghost and HAKUTO-R Take Flight Space Scout · 19 Jan 2025 Two robotic moon landers shared a ride into space in the early morning of Wednesday, January 15th. Hours earlier, Blue Ghost, built by Firefly Aerospace in the United States, and HAKUTO-R, built by ispace of Japan, were...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Firefly Aerospace and ispace Moon landers on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center Spaceflight Now · 15 Jan 2025 Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander will deploy first and is designated as the primary payload and ispace’s Resilience lander will follow about 30 minutes after. Liftoff from pad 39A is set for 1:11 a.m. EST (0611 UTC)...
- Ten NASA Science, Tech Instruments Flying to Moon on Firefly Lander NASA · 14 Jan 2025 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...
- NASA Sets Coverage for Firefly First Commercial Robotic Moon Launch NASA · 10 Jan 2025 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, J...
- Firefly wins NASA contract for third lunar lander mission SpaceNews · 19 Dec 2024 NASA selected Firefly Aerospace for a third lunar lander mission, this one including a rover, to launch in 2028.
- More NASA Science, Tech will Fly to Moon Aboard Future Firefly Flight NASA · 18 Dec 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...
- NASA to Discuss Firefly’s First Robotic Artemis Moon Flight NASA · 10 Dec 2024 NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST Tuesday, Dec. 17, to discuss the agency science and technology flying aboard Firefly Aerospace’s first delivery to the Moon as part of the NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar...
- Lockheed Martin to launch 5G demonstration on Firefly rocket SpaceNews · 10 Dec 2024 The ‘TacSat’ mission marks the second launch under Lockheed Martin's multi-launch agreement with Firefly Aerospace.
- Firefly sets January launch date for first lunar lander mission SpaceNews · 25 Nov 2024 Firefly Aerospace says it is planning a launch of its first lunar lander mission in January, meaning that none of the three commercial lander missions once slated to launch in the fourth quarter of this year will do so.
- NASA Invites Media to Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1 Launch to Moon NASA · 25 Nov 2024 Media accreditation is open for the next delivery to the Moon through NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign for the benefit of humanity. A six-day launch window opens no earlier...
- Foust Forward | Is there a business case for the moon? SpaceNews · 15 Nov 2024 Enough commercial activity is heading to the moon in the next few months to create a traffic jam. Firefly Aerospace, ispace and Intuitive Machines are all launching commercial lunar lander
- Firefly Aerospace raises $175 million SpaceNews · 12 Nov 2024 Firefly Aerospace has raised $175 million in a round led by a new investor to support production of launch vehicles and spacecraft with an increased focus on responsive space capabilities.
- Firefly offers insight on MLV testing, reusability plans NASASpaceflight · 27 Sep 2024 As Firefly Aerospace prepares for its upcoming Alpha rocket launches, work continues apace on its next-generation Medium Launch Vehicle (MLV) rocket with its Miranda and Vira engines, utilizing its Briggs test site in Te...
- Firefly Aerospace wins contract to launch NOAA QuickSounder SpaceNews · 24 Sep 2024 SAN FRANCISCO — Firefly Aerospace won a contract to launch Quicksounder, a prototype for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s next-generation of environmental satellites in low-Earth orbit. The value of
- NASA Selects Launch Provider for New NOAA Environmental Satellite NASA · 23 Sep 2024 NASA has selected Firefly Aerospace, Inc. of Cedar Park, Texas, to provide launch services for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) QuickSounder mission. The selection is part of NASA’s Venture-Clas...
- Firefly preparing new launch pads in Virginia, Sweden for Alpha rocket NASASpaceflight · 12 Sep 2024 Firefly Aerospace, the decade-old spaceflight company based in Cedar Park, Texas, is now working on an additional launch site for its operational Alpha small satellite launcher and upcoming Medium Launch Vehicle (MLV) in...
- Firefly Aerospace’s lunar lander begins pre-launch environmental tests SpaceNews · 26 Aug 2024 Firefly Aerospace has completed its first lunar lander and shipped the spacecraft to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for testing ahead of a launch late this year.
- Firefly Aerospace announces contract with L3Harris for up to 20 launches on Alpha rocket Spaceflight Now · 7 Aug 2024 The deal comes roughly two months after Firefly inked a deal with Lockheed Martin for up to 25 launches in a similar timeframe. The first Alpha launches under this new contract would launch no earlier than 2027.
- Firefly signs multi-launch agreement with L3Harris SpaceNews · 7 Aug 2024 Firefly Aerospace has won a contract from L3Harris for as many as 20 launches of its Alpha rocket over five years.
- Firefly CEO leaves company SpaceNews · 18 Jul 2024 The chief executive of Firefly Aerospace has left the company amid reports the company was investigating an alleged inappropriate relationship.
- Eight CubeSats Lift Off for NASA on Firefly Aerospace Rocket! NASA · 4 Jul 2024 As part of NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative, Firefly Aerospace launched eight small satellites on July 3 aboard the company’s Alpha rocket. Named “Noise of Summer,” the rocket successfully lifted off from Space Launch Co...