Moon rush: Why private companies race for lunar dominance
Moon exploration by private companies is escalating. Here's why: A company that establishes infrastructure first could dominate a looming lunar economy. The race is pushing advancements in space ...
GPS on the Moon? NASA’s Historic Breakthrough Just Changed Space Travel
NASA and the Italian Space Agency made history by successfully tracking GNSS signals on the Moon, proving that Earth-based ...
NASA successfully acquires GPS signals on moon
NASA and the Italian Space Agency made history on March 3 when the Lunar GNSS Receiver Experiment (LuGRE) became the first ...
Firefly wins contract to transport NASA satellites that track tropical storms
Firefly Aerospace has secured a contract for a dedicated Alpha launch that will transport satellites for NASA’s Investigation ...
2nd moon lander in a week touches down, but unclear if still upright
A private company attempted to complete a quick one-two punch at the moon’s face today as Intuitive Machines looked to follow up Firefly Aerospace’s recent lunar landing success, but this time on the ...
SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft explodes midflight for the second time this year
The company notched another successful booster catch but lost contact with the Starship spacecraft at roughly the same point it did during Flight 7 in January.
19 Space Companies to Watch as They Shoot for the Moon and Stars
Companies are landing on the moon—or trying to. These players all have exciting goals for innovation on the final frontier.
Moon Lander’s Journey to Lunar Surface Ends With Uncertainty
Intuitive Machines, a Houston company aiming to repeat a 2024 landing, said its spacecraft, Athena, has power and is communicating but may not be upright. It is unclear how that might impact the ...
‘Moon Dust on Our Boots’: Texas Company’s Blue Ghost Lands on Lunar Surface
Firefly Aerospace’s robotic vehicle became the second privately built spacecraft to make a soft landing on the moon. It could soon be joined by two more private lunar landers.
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Firefly Aerospace to Launch NASA’s INCUS Mission
Read about NASA's selection of Firefly Aerospace to launch the agency's INCUS mission, which seeks to study the formation of ...
Firefly Aerospace Awarded NASA Contract to Launch INCUS Mission from Wallops
Firefly offers our customers responsive operations and mission flexibility with launch sites on the East and West Coast of the United States and internationally,” said Jason Kim, CEO of Firefly ...
Watch: Firefly Aerospace’s historic landing of Blue Ghost on the moon
Firefly Aerospace released video Tuesday showing the historic touchdown of its Blue Ghost lunar lander. The Cedar Park, Texas-based commercial company was making its first trip to the moon with help ...