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Firefly developed creative solutions to operate through extreme temperatures, such as using the antenna as a sunshade.
The Blue Ghost mission survived extreme temperature variations that exceeded Firefly's thermal models.
Firefly captured the first high-definition images of a solar eclipse and sunset from the Moon’s surface.
Firefly’s Blue Ghost mission operated on the Moon longer than any commercial mission.
Firefly's team captured first-of-its-kind data during phenomena on the Moon’s surface, including sunrise, sunset, and a solar eclipse.
Innovative solutions allowed Firefly to complete all mission objectives and gather critical data about lunar terrain effects.
Firefly received an additional $10 million from NASA for delivering extra data and images on its Blue Ghost Mission 1 lunar mission.
Firefly has collected nearly 120 gigabytes of data during transit, landing, and operations on the lunar surface.
The Long March 2D launch vehicle is developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology.
The data collected by the Firefly team helps to understand how sunlight reflecting off the lunar surface heats the lander and how lunar dust impacts lander performance.
Firefly won a $176.7 million contract for a mission to the lunar south pole in 2029, which will include putting a spacecraft in orbit around the Moon.
Firefly Aerospace has received a $10 million contract addendum under NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative.
Firefly's Blue Ghost Mission 1 is the first commercial mission to successfully land on the Moon.
Pixxel's Firefly constellation features more than 150 bands with ~5 m resolution and aims for daily revisits.
The Falcon 9 first stage booster previously launched Crew-9, RRT-1, Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1, Fram2, SXM-10, MTG-S1, and four Starlink missions.
The FAA has cleared the Firefly Alpha rocket to return to flight following the Flight 6 mishap on April 29, 2025.
Firefly Aerospace conducted a thorough investigation in conjunction with the FAA.
Firefly’s Blue Ghost Moon lander, part of NASA’s CLPS program, received the first terrestrial navigation signal fixes at the Moon.
Yaogan-45 (遥感四十五号卫星) is the satellite aboard the September 9th Long March 7A and was developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology.
Yaogan-45 was developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology.