Key Takeaways
- Firefly Aerospace awarded contract to SpaceX.
- Blue Ghost lunar lander will launch in 2023.
- 10 payloads for NASA’s CLPS mission and commercial payloads
Firefly Aerospace Awards Contract to SpaceX for Lunar Launch
Space Company Partners with SpaceX for Blue Ghost Mission
Firefly Aerospace has awarded SpaceX a contract to launch its Blue Ghost lunar lander in 2023. The Blue Ghost spacecraft will carry NASA instruments and technology demonstration payloads, as well as separately contracted commercial payloads. Firefly was awarded the CLPS 19D task order by NASA in February 2021. According to Firefly CEO Tom Markusic, the company is excited to leverage SpaceX’s performance and reliability for this mission.
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