Firefly Aerospace And iSpace Lunar Landers Embark On Moon Missions

Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 lander

Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 lander launched Jan. 15 on a SpaceX Falcon 9, which simultaneously lofted the iSpace Resilience lunar lander.

Credit: SpaceX
Two pioneering commercial landers are on their way to the Moon, aiming to shed light on elements of the lunar environment before planned human missions return there by the end of the decade. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 lander is to spend 14 days on the sunlit lunar surface studying...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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