After achieving a touchdown in early March within the moon's Mare Crisium impact basin, Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander became an on-duty robotic scientist. Kicking up dust and rocks, the ...

This mission, called Ghost Riders in the Sky, started back in 2021 when NASA awarded Firefly Aerospace a multi-million-dollar ...

The lakeside terrace of The Broadmoor is a slightly different landing surface than that of the moon, but Firefly Aerospace made both work. The Blue Ghost lander in January achieved the first soft ...

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 2 completed vibration and acoustic prelaunch tests at NASA’s JPL, preparing the ...

LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, celebrated the successful Moon landing ...

In March, NASA researchers employed a new camera system to capture data imagery of the interaction between Firefly Aerospace ...

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The year’s first moon landing was a big success. The second not so much. Now a third commercial lunar lander has entered orbit around the moon ahead of its chance for glory next month. Japanese ...

CEDAR PARK — A skeleton crew was working at Cedar Park city offices the day after an ice storm hit in the early 2010s. In her office, City Manager Brenda Eivens was watching the sun begin to melt the ...

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost 4 lander will deliver two rovers to the moon and carry three instruments for NASA. Credit: Firefly Aerospace WASHINGTON — NASA has selected Firefly Aerospace for a ...