Firefly

By Irene Klotz
NASA’s commercial lunar services initiative scores another major win.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Intuitive and NASA are awaiting imagery from the agency’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter to establish whether Athena is upright, leaning, or tipped over.
Space Exploration

By Vivienne Machi
The 52-min. launch window is currently set to open at 9:25 a.m. EST.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
A spacecraft owned and operated by Firefly Aerospace touched down on the Moon early March 2 to begin a two-week science mission for NASA.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
IM’s first Nova-C lander, named Odysseus, touched down near the lunar south pole’s Malapert A crater on Feb. 22, 2024.
Space Exploration

By Vivienne Machi
The company will use the facility to support the design, development and production of new space superiority solutions and expand its classified operations.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
Owned and operated by Firefly Aerospace, the lander, known as Blue Ghost, is aiming for a gentle touchdown in Mare Crisium.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1 lander remains on course for a planned soft landing no earlier than March 2 at 3:45 a.m. EST on the Moon.
Space Exploration

By Steve Trimble
Firefly Aerospace won a launch service contract for the Space Force’s Victus Sol mission, the fifth in a series of orbital projects commissioned under TacRS.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The awards were made under the commission’s Space Exploration and Aeronautics Research Fund (SEARF) grant program initiative.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
The Trans Lunar Injection was executed Feb. 8, according to a Feb. 10 NASA mission update.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
Moon dust and other characteristics of the lunar environment are due for closer inspection if two newly launched landers can make it safely to the lunar surface.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
Two pioneering commercial lunar landers, Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1 and Japan's ispace's Resilience, successfully launched early Jan. 15.
Operations & Safety

By Mark Carreau
Launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is planned for Jan. 15 at 1:11 a.m. EST.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost vehicle will share the ride with another lunar lander owned by Japan’s iSpace.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander is due to launch mid-January onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and attempt a soft landing on the Moon about 60 days later.
Space Exploration

By Garrett Reim
Pixxel, an Indian startup developing hyperspectral satellites, has raised $24 million as part of a Series B extension round.
Commercial Space

By Vivienne Machi, Irene Klotz
Kim speaks with Aviation Week as Firefly prepares to enter the lunar and in-space services markets and expand its family of launch vehicles.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz, Vivienne Machi
The Round D, which raised more than initially expected, was led by RPM Ventures.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
The company, which has about 700 employees, cut about 30 jobs, but is hiring for about 55 positions.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
The two companies said the first of three launches is due to take place next year.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco, Vivienne Machi
Kim’s appointment as Firefly CEO comes about six weeks after the company abruptly announced the departure of Bill Weber.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander, slated to lift off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9, will carry 10 scientific instruments and tech demonstrations to the Moon.
Space

By Victoria Moores
The consortium includes sustainable aviation financier Clear Sky and detailed plans to support sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) developer Firefly Green Fuels.
On Location

By Irene Klotz
The revolving door to the office of Firefly Aerospace CEO is turning again following the sudden departure of Bill Weber on July 17.
Commercial Space