Firefly Aerospace Wins $112 Million NASA Contract for 'Moonfall' South Pole Mission
Firefly Aerospace has been awarded a $112 million contract by NASA for a robotic mission to the Moon. Scheduled for 2026, the mission is part of the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative. Firefly's Blue Ghost lander will deliver two key payloads to the lunar South Pole. These instruments include the LuSEE-Night experiment to study radio waves and a user terminal for NASA's future LunaNet communications system. This marks Firefly's third task order under the CLPS program, deepening its partnership with the space agency.
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