Firefly’s Blue Ghost Prepped For Lunar Mission Debut

Mark Carreau January 13, 2025

Blue Ghost

Credit: Fireflyspace.com
Launching as NASA’s third Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) mission, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 is prepped to touch down on the Moon’s Earth-facing side with 10 NASA science and technology payloads to learn more about the lunar surface and geophysical characteristics as well as...
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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