The spacecraft built and operated by Texas-based Firefly Aerospace launched in the early Wednesday hours from Florida aboard a SpaceX rocket. Ahead of the lunar lander is a 60-day mission to Earth ...
A lot of things can change in a decade. Ten years ago, when NASA's decision to return to the moon was just getting underway, I lamented the fact that all the contracts the space agency was ...
Interestingly, Firefly Aerospace actually operates its own fleet of Alpha-class rocketships. You wouldn't think it would need to ask SpaceX for a lift to the moon. But Alpha's payload capacity is ...
James Tralie, NASA/GSFC/Rani Gran, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Central Texas-based Firefly Aerospace marked a significant achievement in space exploration, as Cedar Park's own Blue Ghost ...