GPS on the Moon? NASA’s Historic Breakthrough Just Changed Space Travel
NASA and the Italian Space Agency made history by successfully tracking GNSS signals on the Moon, proving that Earth-based ...
SXSW 2025: Artemis II astronauts talk about NASA's goal of returning to the moon
"We want to get to Mars. We don't want to stop there." Artemis II astronauts talk Moon and future Mars missions at SXSW 2025.
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Two privately-owned spacecraft make contact from the moon
Firefly Aerospace landed a craft safely last week, a first for a private company. But Intuitive Machines’ mission ended when its lander wound up on its side in a crater.
Firefly wins contract to transport NASA satellites that track tropical storms
Firefly Aerospace has secured a contract for a dedicated Alpha launch that will transport satellites for NASA’s Investigation of Convective Updrafts mission, which studies how and why tropical storms ...
2nd moon lander in a week touches down, but unclear if still upright
A private company attempted to complete a quick one-two punch at the moon’s face today as Intuitive Machines looked to follow up Firefly Aerospace’s recent lunar landing success, but this time on the ...
19 Space Companies to Watch as They Shoot for the Moon and Stars
Companies are landing on the moon—or trying to. These players all have exciting goals for innovation on the final frontier.
Another moon landing on tap today, this time at the south pole
A private company will attempt to complete a quick one-two punch at the moon’s face today as Intuitive Machines looks to follow up Firefly Aerospace’s recent lunar landing success, but this time on ...
‘Moon Dust on Our Boots’: Texas Company’s Blue Ghost Lands on Lunar Surface
Firefly Aerospace’s robotic vehicle became the second privately built spacecraft to make a soft landing on the moon. It could soon be joined by two more private lunar landers.
Carlsbad company plays key role in successful Blue Ghost moon landing
Carlsbad's Vulcan Wireless created the communication systems for Firefly's Blue Ghost Mission One, which made history after a ...
Firefly Aerospace Awarded NASA Contract to Launch INCUS Mission from Wallops
Firefly offers our customers responsive operations and mission flexibility with launch sites on the East and West Coast of the United States and internationally,” said Jason Kim, CEO of Firefly ...
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Cedar Park's Firefly Aerospace successfully lands Blue Ghost spacecraft on the moon
Kevin Scholtes, a future systems architect with Firefly Aerospace, hugs his wife Lauren Scholtes at a watch party held by the ...
Watch: Firefly Aerospace’s historic landing of Blue Ghost on the moon
Firefly Aerospace released video Tuesday showing the historic touchdown of its Blue Ghost lunar lander. The Cedar Park, Texas-based commercial company was making its first trip to the moon with help ...