1. fireflyspace.com

    The Firefly team completed test runs of the SCALPSS payload onboard Blue Ghost. Developed by the NASA Langley Research Center, SCALPSS will observe the effects of engine plumes on lunar regolith when Blue Ghost touches down on the Moon. ... Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander was loaded up with an MMH hypergolic propellant and MON-3 oxidizer to ...
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  3. Jan 15, 2025Part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program, Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission One lander will deliver 10 science and technology payloads to the Moon. Part of the agency's broader Artemis campaign, CLPS aims to conduct science on the Moon for the benefit of all, including experiments and demos that support missions with crew on the lunar surface.
  4. Jan 13, 2025Firefly's Blue Ghost Mission 1. Natalia Riusech. Johnson Space Center Office of Communications. Jan 13, 2025. Article. Download Press Kit (PDF) Return to CLPS Homepage. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA explores the unknown in air and space, innovates for the benefit of humanity, and inspires the world through discovery ...
  5. plus.nasa.gov

    3 days agoWith a suite of NASA science and technology on board, Firefly Aerospace is targeting no earlier than 3:45 a.m. EST Sunday, March 2, to land their Blue Ghost lunar lander on the Moon. Blue Ghost is slated to touch down near Mare Crisium, in the northeast quadrant on the near side of the Moon, as part of NASA's CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload ...
  6. 3 days agoWith a suite of NASA science and technology on board, Firefly Aerospace is targeting no earlier than 3:45 a.m. EST on Sunday, March 2, to land the Blue Ghost lunar lander on the Moon. Blue Ghost is slated to touch down near Mare Crisium, a plain in the northeast quadrant on the near side of the Moon, as part of NASA's CLPS (Commercial Lunar ...
  7. fireflyspace.com

    Firefly's Blue Ghost Mission 1, named Ghost Riders in the Sky, launched from pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, at 1:11 a.m. EST on January 15, 2025. Blue Ghost separated from the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in a highly elliptical Earth orbit at 2:17 a.m. EST and established communications with Firefly's Mission Operations ...
  8. blogs.nasa.gov

    3 days agoAfter about a month in transit to the Moon, Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander successfully completed a four-minute lunar orbit insertion burn Thursday - the longest and most challenging burn conducted to date by the lander's main engine and reaction control system thrusters. ... NASA instrument and Firefly mission updates will continue to ...
  9. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov

    Jan 15, 2025Blue Ghost Mission 1 was selected through NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative, in which NASA contracts with a commercial partner, in this case Firefly Aerospace, that provides the launch and lander. The Blue Ghost lander consists of a box-shaped structural framework and four landing legs.
  10. blogs.nasa.gov

    Jan 16, 2025The first image from space of Firefly's Blue Ghost mission 1 lunar lander as it begins its 45-day transit period to the Moon. The top deck of the lander is visible here with the X-band antenna and NASA's Lunar Environment heliospheric X-ray Imager (LEXI) payload. Credit: Firefly Aerospace
  11. fireflyspace.com

    Jan 15, 2025The Ghost Riders in the Sky mission is one of four task orders Firefly has been awarded by NASA CLPS as part of NASA's Artemis campaign that is working to establish a long-term presence on the Moon and prepare for Mars exploration. Firefly will provide regular mission updates on X and on the Blue Ghost Mission 1 webpage. About Firefly Aerospace
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