Firefly to Operate Elytra Orbital Vehicle and Blue Ghost Lunar Lander for NASA's South Pole Mission

Firefly Aerospace has been awarded a $176.7 million NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) contract to deliver five NASA-sponsored payloads to the Moon’s south pole in 2029. The mission will utilize Firefly’s Elytra orbital vehicle and Blue Ghost lunar lander to operate two rovers and three scientific instruments. Firefly is honored to support another NASA CLPS task order as a proven, reliable partner for robotic missions to the Moon. The company’s CEO, Jason Kim, stated that Firefly is in a unique position to provide lunar imaging services and a communications relay for missions anywhere on the Moon’s surface.