The Blue Ghost 1 lander casts a shadow on the lunar surface after touching down on the moon March 2, 2025. Credit: Firefly Aerospace WASHINGTON — NASA says its program to use commercial spacecraft to ...

NASA has decided to give the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) Moon rover project another go after canceling the venture last year following delays and budget issues. The mission ...

NASA has awarded Firefly Aerospace a $176.7 million contract to deliver a pair of rovers and three scientific instruments to the moon's south pole. Targeted for landing in 2029, the mission will be ...

As soon as late February, a lunar lander will depart from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on its way to the moon carrying instruments that could investigate what's just beneath the surface. Barely two ...

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 landers to ...

There are more opportunities to access space than ever, thanks to a bevy of commercial rockets, some with reusable boosters, ...

NASA selected Intuitive Machines March 24 for a CLPS mission to the south polar region of the moon in 2030. Credit: Intuitive Machines WASHINGTON — NASA is planning to increase the total value of a ...

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost science station accomplished a lot on the Moon in the last two weeks. Among other things, its instruments drilled into the Moon’s surface, tested an extraterrestrial ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — A SpaceX mission lifted off early Wednesday marking a first for Firefly Aerospace under NASA’s plans to build up American companies to support its lunar goals. A Falcon 9 lifted ...