Firefly Aerospace on Monday announced the conclusion of its Blue Ghost lunar lander mission, declaring it the first “fully ...
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost commercial lander has gone dark on the moon as planned, but not before sending back ...
Two space missions reached their conclusion: one with a splashdown, the other with a quiet lunar death. And thrilling new ...
After hours of uncertainty, officials from the Houston company said there are clues that the spacecraft is on its side, which could limit the mission’s scientific accomplishments.
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander captured high-definition images of the lunar sunset March 16, as lunar night would ...
Astronomy contributor and lunar expert Robert Reeves looks back on a Texas-sized achievement in Moon exploration.
The moon lander Athena made it to the lunar surface, but its condition and exact location remain unclear, Intuitive Machines and NASA confirmed.
It's lights out for the first private lunar lander to pull off a fully successful moon mission. Firefly Aerospace's Blue ...
In addition to the data services work, Altemus said the company is working on an orbital transfer vehicle called Nebula based on its Nova-C lunar lander. “We can deliver satellites, multiple ...
Under the first deal, NASA is paying Firefly about $101 million to transport 10 payloads to the Moon on the company's first Blue Ghost lander. Now, Firefly is about to find out if its lunar ...
But the vehicle was able fulfill ... witnessed an eclipse from the lunar surface last week. The event cast Earth’s shadow across the moon, briefly plunging the lander into darkness.
Athena is equipped with a drill, hopper and rover that will conduct scientific research ... Ghost lander was the “first fully successful” commercial vehicle to touch down on the lunar surface.