Firefly Aerospace is a Texas-based private aerospace company that provides end-to-end space transportation services. It specializes in the development of small to medium-lift launch vehicles like the Alpha rocket and lunar landers such as Blue Ghost, along with on-orbit services using its Elytra space tug. Firefly works with partners like NASA and ESA, securing contracts for commercial lunar payload services and missions to the far side of the Moon. The company aims to provide affordable and reliable space access for government and commercial customers, contributing to lunar and cislunar exploration.
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Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander is intended to provide rapid, repeatable access to the lunar surface.
NASA has awarded four contracts for lunar payloads and landers, including two contracts for Astrobotic, one for Firefly Aerospace, and one for Intuitive Machines.
Astrobotic, Firefly Aerospace, and Intuitive Machines will each use upgraded commercial landers to carry standardized NASA payloads to the Moon.
NASA awarded $297.9 million for two Astrobotic flights, $144.2 million for one Firefly Aerospace mission, and $148.3 million for one Intuitive Machines mission on June 30.
The Firefly Aerospace contract marks the company's sixth contracted lunar mission.
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander and Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lander are part of NASA’s new lunar payload contract set.
NASA awarded Firefly Aerospace a Blue Ghost mission worth $144.2 million in new CLPS contracts.
Firefly Aerospace has a $144 million NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services contract to use its Blue Ghost lander to deliver three science instruments to the Moon's near side.
Firefly Aerospace is a US launch-service provider.
NASA awarded three Commercial Lunar Payload Services contracts totaling nearly $590 million to Astrobotic Technology, Firefly Aerospace, and Intuitive Machines on June 30, 2026.
SSC Space and Firefly Aerospace have set a 2028 orbital flight from Sweden’s Esrange Space Center.
Firefly Aerospace will use an Elytra orbital transfer vehicle as a space tug for its Blue Ghost Mission 2 architecture to insert the lander stack into low lunar orbit.
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 landed successfully in March 2025.
Firefly Aerospace’s Elytra OTV will deliver four drones to the lunar south pole for NASA’s MoonFall mission.
Firefly Aerospace will integrate Space-ng technologies across its spacecraft family.
Firefly Aerospace acquired Space-ng.
Firefly Aerospace is using the Space-ng acquisition to strengthen the autonomy of its future spacecraft.
Space-ng cofounder and CEO Ethan Rublee will oversee Firefly Aerospace’s spacecraft software suite as chief engineer of software.
Space-ng technology helped Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander identify hazards in the landing area and complete a controlled descent to the Moon’s surface.
Firefly Aerospace will integrate Space-ng technologies across its entire family of spacecraft.