“There’s a phenomenon called the lunar horizon glow (scattered light caused by floating ... The space agency even upped the value of the contract it’s paying to Firefly — from $93 million ...

Alpha is scheduled to lift off from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on Saturday during a 52-minute window that opens at 9:25 a.m. EDT (1325 GMT; 6:25 a.m. local California time). Firefly ...

With its Blue Ghost lunar module, Texas-based Firefly Aerospace ... used the James Webb Space Telescope to uncover new details about SIMP 0136, a free-floating planet in the Milky Way that does ...

A lunar lander has completed its two-week mission and sent spectacular sunset images as a "final goodbye" back to Earth. The Blue Ghost Mission 1 lander was launched by Firefly Aerospace in mid ...

Firefly launched in January this year taking its time to get to the moon and then make the final approach. A fourth mission, and second from Intuitive Machines, which launched from Kennedy Space ...

Firefly Aerospace ended its first moon mission ... which included 45 days in space and 14 days on the moon. It’s not expected to survive the cold lunar night – which lasts about two weeks ...

UPDATE: This weekend's launch is being delayed due to a "range constraint" at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Firefly Aerospace announced on Friday. The company says they are working to identify a ...

RESTON, VA, MARCH 11, 2025 – Reliant Space is proud to announce its critical role in supporting Firefly Aerospace’s control room operations for its historic Blue Ghost Mission 1, which ...