SpaceX launched Firefly’s lunar lander. The lander will take 45 days to reach the moon. It will land near a volcanic feature called Mons Latreille within Mare Crisium, on the northeast quadrant of the Moon’s near side.
A moon lander mission is launching tomorrow and will take about 45 days to get the moon and then spend 14 days or more operating on the surface. It will take improved radiation tolerant PCs and an electromagnetic dust shield. The Radiation Tolerant Computer (RadPC) is a technology demonstration of a radiation tolerant computer system. ... Read more
Firefly Blue Ghost 1 lunar lander launches tomorrow to go to the moon with a lot of new science gear including the PlanetVac. PlanetVac will collect samples of lunar regolith (soil) from the surface using a pneumatic technique (powered by compressed gas) and its delivery system will transfer the samples to other instruments that will ... Read more
Improved technology will be taken to the moon by SpaceX, Firefly Aerospace and NASA with a launch tomorrow of the Firefly Blue Ghost 1 mission. The Next Generation Lunar Retroreflector (NGLR) serves as a target for lasers on Earth to precisely measure the distance between Earth and the Moon. The NGLR will reflect very short ... Read more
Firefly’s first lunar delivery is scheduled to launch tomorrow and will land near a volcanic feature called Mons Latreille within Mare Crisium, on the northeast quadrant of the Moon’s near side. Firefly is sending its Blue Ghost 1 lander to Mare Crisium. It will deliver 10 NASA science payloads to the lunar surface that will ... Read more
Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander is flying annual missions to the Moon with payload services customized to the technology and exploration goals of each customer. Offering rideshare opportunities and dedicated missions, Blue Ghost can deliver and host payloads anywhere on the lunar surface. When paired with Firefly’s medium launch and orbital vehicles, Blue Ghost supports ... Read more