Firefly's first Blue Ghost mission successfully achieved the first fully successful commercial lunar landing in March 2025.
The first stage booster previously launched Crew-9, RRT-1, Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1, Fram2, SXM-10, MTG-S1, and six Starlink missions.
India's Chandrayaan 3 and Firefly's Blue Ghost ended their missions at the conclusion of their respective lunar days.
Firefly Aerospace received a $176.7 million contract in July for a fourth mission of its Blue Ghost Lander.
Spectre engines were first proven in space during Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission I, which successfully landed on the Moon in March of 2025.
Spectre engines will be used on future Blue Ghost missions, including one traveling to the far side of the Moon next year.
NASA has two CLPS missions targeted for a 2026 launch: Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission 2 and Intuitive Machines’ IM-3 mission.
Testing for Blue Ghost Mission 2 is ongoing.
Fleet Space is deploying a lunar variant of its ExoSphere technology on Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 2 to the Moon.
Blue Ghost Mission 2 is valued at $130 million and will deliver Firefly's lander to the far side of the moon, marking the first such mission by a U.S. lander.
Firefly Aerospace's CEO Jason Kim testified before Congress on the success of Blue Ghost Mission 1 during the company's second fiscal quarter.
NASA awarded Firefly Aerospace a $180 million contract for its third Blue Ghost mission and a $177 million contract for Blue Ghost Mission 4 in July.
NASA has awarded a $10 million Commercial Lunar Payload Services contract addendum to Firefly Aerospace for additional science and operational data acquisition for Blue Ghost Mission 1.
Firefly Aerospace collected nearly 120 gigabytes of data during transit, landing, and operations on Blue Ghost Mission 1.
Firefly’s Blue Ghost mission operated on the Moon longer than any commercial mission.
Blue Ghost Mission 2 is expected to land on the far side of the Moon no earlier than next year.
The contract addendum is for the acquisition of additional science and operational data from Blue Ghost Mission 1.
The additional data purchased by NASA from the Blue Ghost Mission 1 includes temperature data across a 500 degrees Fahrenheit spectrum.
The Blue Ghost Mission 1 collected nearly 120 gigabytes of data during its 45-day trek to the Moon and its two weeks on the lunar surface.
Firefly received an additional $10 million from NASA for delivering extra data and images on its Blue Ghost Mission 1 lunar mission.