The Firefly team is proud to launch another Lockheed Martin mission as we continue to push the limits in achieving a more responsive and resilient future in space,” said Jason Kim, CEO of Firefly Aerospace.
Blue Ghost, an unmanned spacecraft sent by the Texas-based Firefly Aerospace, has just landed on the moon. The lunar landing occurred on Sunday, marking the second-ever time a private company landed on the moon.
The moon has a brand new visitor, as Firefly Aerospace makes history by becoming the first private company to ever make a fully successful landing on the moon.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your I
An American commercial company became the first to stick a perfect moon landing early Sunday when Firefly Aerospace sent its Blue Ghost lander down to the surface.
Firefly Aerospace successfully landed on the moon on March 2, making it the first commercial lander to do so without incident.
Texas-based Firefly Aerospace, the second private-sector company to soft-land a spacecraft on the moon, released stunning footage from the Blue Ghost’s touchdown on Sunday.
Kevin Scholtes, a future systems architect with Firefly Aerospace, hugs his wife Lauren Scholtes at a watch party held by the company in Cedar Park, after the company's Blue Ghost lunar lander successfully touches down on the moon's surface on Sunday, March 2. Kailey Hunt/KUT News