An uncrewed spacecraft developed in the United States has successfully soft-landed on the moon, making Texas-based Firefly Aerospace only the second private-sector company ever to complete such a ...

Here’s what we can expect over the coming days. Firefly Aerospace’s successful touchdown marks a new era of frequent commercial trips to the Moon, paving the way for a long-term human presence ...

Firefly Aerospace became the first commercial company to make a picture-perfect landing on the Moon early Sunday, touching down on an ancient basaltic plain, named Mare Crisium, to fulfill a $101 ...

“The technological and science demonstrations onboard Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 will improve our ability to not only discover more science, but to ensure the safety of our spacecraft ...

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander closed in on the moon Saturday, on course for a nail-biting automated descent to touchdown early Sunday, the first of three private-sector robotic moon ...

Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 has already made history by tracking GNSS signals in lunar orbit — a first for a U.S. commercial lander. GNSS are navigation systems that provide geolocation and ...

WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) - Firefly Aerospace succeeded in its first attempt to land on the moon with its uncrewed Blue Ghost spacecraft on Sunday, kicking off a two-week research mission as a ...

Firefly Aerospace's "Blue Ghost" lander dropped out of lunar orbit and swooped to a rocket-powered touchdown early Sunday, ...

The robotic spacecraft, built by private upstart Firefly Aerospace, landed in an "upright, stable configuration" at approximately 3:35 a.m. ET near an ancient volcanic vent in Mare Crisium ...