Ten NASA Science, Tech Instruments Flying to Moon on Firefly Lander
As part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, the agency is preparing to fly ten…
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Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission 1
5 min read NASA and Italian Space Agency Test Future Lunar Navigation Technology 1 min read Amendment 90: F.12 Artemis…
NASA Sets Coverage for Firefly First Commercial Robotic Moon Launch
Carrying NASA science and technology to the Moon as part of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and…
NASA and Italian Space Agency Test Future Lunar Navigation Technology
As NASA celebrates 55 years since the historic Apollo 11 crewed lunar landing, the agency also is preparing new navigation…
NASA Instrument on Firefly’s Blue Ghost Lander to Study Lunar Interior
LMS instrument aboard the Blue Ghost Lander heading to Mare Crisium in mid-January As part of its Artemis campaign, NASA…
NASA to Test Solution for Radiation-Tolerant Computing in Space
Onboard computers are critical to space exploration, aiding nearly every spacecraft function from propulsion and navigation systems to life support…
Electrodynamic Dust Shield Heading to Moon on Firefly Lander
Defeating dust may be a small concern for most people on Earth, but for astronauts and spacecraft destined for the…
NASA Lander to Test Vacuum Cleaner on Moon for Sample Collection
Among all the challenges of voyaging to and successfully landing on other worlds, the effective collection and study of soil…
NASA Names Adam Schlesinger as Commercial Lunar Payload Services Project Manager
NASA has selected Adam Schlesinger as manager for CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services). Schlesinger previously served as the Gateway Program…
NASA Anticipates Lunar Findings From Next-Generation Retroreflector
Apollo astronauts set up mirror arrays, or “retroreflectors,” on the Moon to accurately reflect laser light beamed at them from…