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Texas company awarded $176.7M for mission to the Moon's south pole
A Central Texas space company is on a victory lap. After successfully touching down on the Moon this past spring, a feat ...
NASA taps Firefly for 2029 Moon South Pole mission with $180 million contract
Firefly Aerospace said on Tuesday it has secured a $176.7 million NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services contract to deliver ...
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Firefly’s $177M NASA mission to deliver rovers and sensors to Moon’s south pole
Firefly Aerospace will deliver five payloads to the Moon’s south pole in 2029 using its Blue Ghost lander and Elytra orbital ...
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Firefly Aerospace Lands $177M NASA Contract for Lunar South Pole Mission
Firefly Aerospace booked the $177 million NASA contract to launch the Blue Ghost Mission 4 payloads to the Moon's south pole.
NASA's Lunar Trailblazer mission ends without mapping moon
NASA's Lunar Trailblazer mission to the moon ended in failure after contact with was lost a day after the launch in February ...
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Firefly Receives 4th NASA Moon Mission
NASA on Tuesday announced that Firefly won a $176.7 million task order for the delivery of two rovers and three scientific ...
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NASA to build a nuclear reactor on Moon by 2030
NASA is fast-tracking plans to deploy a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030. The ambitious project, spearheaded by interim NASA Administrator Sean Duffy, aims to ...
On Apollo 11 lunar landing anniversary, we look at future missions to the moon
July 20th is Moon Day, Space Exploration Day and the anniversary of the first Apollo 11 moonwalk. Here’s a look at the Apollo program and the new Artemis program to return to the lunar surface.
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Why lunar regolith is the key to construction on the moon
Lunar dust is sharp and abrasive. Taming it will enable massive lunar bases, and could teach engineers how to build a better ...