Firefly Aerospace
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Launch, land, operate in space – anywhere, anytime. We're the space and defense tech company delivering critical missions from LEO to the Moon and beyond.
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Oh wait, that’s literally a rocket! 🚀 Two years ago, as students sang the national anthem, our Alpha rocket lit up the sky in the distance, creating an unforgettable moment. This weekend as we celebrate Independence Day, we’re reminded of 250 years of American innovation, ambition, and unity. Happy 4th of July from all of us at Firefly! Original video created by Matt M on Youtube.
Firefly Aerospace111,277 次观看 • 17 天前
That feeling you get when you look out the window and realize you’re almost home! T-4 days until we land in the Moon. Blue Ghost will reach her final destination no earlier than 2:34 am CST on March 2. We’ll start the joint livestream with NASA at 1:20 am CST, approximately 75 minutes before we touch down on the surface. Set your alarms here:
Firefly Aerospace1,409,640 次观看 • 1 年前
Our Alpha rocket is going global! Yesterday Firefly and SSC Space celebrated several milestones for Launch Complex 3C at the Esrange Space Centre in Sweden. With key infrastructure and regulatory agreements in place, we’re undergoing final pad construction and taking the next step towards a critical orbital launch capability from mainland Europe. Read more here:
Firefly Aerospace53,598 次观看 • 20 天前
Our #GhostRiders completed another lunar orbit maneuver with a 3 minute, 18 second burn early this morning. This maneuver moved the lander from a high elliptical orbit to a much lower elliptical orbit around the Moon. Shortly after the burn, Blue Ghost captured incredible footage of the Moon's far side, about 120 km above the surface. In this orbit, the team will experience planned rolling comms blackouts as Blue Ghost goes around the far side of the Moon. When on the near side, the team will continue to downlink data and finalize the plan for our next maneuver that will get Blue Ghost even closer to the lunar surface and keep us right on track for landing on March 2. #BGM1
Firefly Aerospace319,005 次观看 • 1 年前
Three months ago today, our team of Fireflies made history as the 1st commercial company to successfully land on the Moon! Watch #BlueGhost descend from four different camera angles and relive that incredible moment when we softly touched down on the lunar surface.
Firefly Aerospace247,823 次观看 • 1 年前
Introducing Riders 2 The Dark! Blue Ghost Mission 2 is going where no American mission has landed before - the far side of the Moon. What we discover with NASA and our commercial customers will light the way to a sustained presence on the Moon and beyond. We’ll see y’all there!
Firefly Aerospace64,209 次观看 • 3 个月前
Witness the sunset from the Moon - our final gift from #BlueGhost Mission 1! We’re honored to share these breathtaking views of the lunar horizon glow with the world as our mission concludes. The NASA team is excited to analyze these images further and share more of the findings. #BGM1
Firefly Aerospace225,815 次观看 • 1 年前
Shortly after landing, #BlueGhost deployed four tethered Lunar Magnetotelluric Sounder (LMS) electrodes to the surface and a 8-foot mast above our top deck. Look closely in the video below! These instruments will allow NASA and the Southwest Research Institute team to study the deep interior of the Moon - up to 2/3rds the distance to the Moon's center - to learn more about the structure and composition of the Moon’s mantle.
Firefly Aerospace218,308 次观看 • 1 年前
Update on Alpha Flight 7: Following the ground test event in late September, our team identified root cause and implemented corrective actions. As the path forward, we’re using another Alpha first stage from our production line to support the mission, with launch targeted between late Q4 and early Q1, depending on range availability. Read the full statement here:
Firefly Aerospace95,297 次观看 • 8 个月前
Separation test complete for Blue Ghost Mission 2! This test demonstrated the mechanisms on Elytra that release our Dual Payload Attach Fitting and enable the deployment of European Space Agency’s Lunar Pathfinder satellite into lunar orbit following separation of Blue Ghost. More on our next mission to the Moon here:
Firefly Aerospace44,953 次观看 • 3 个月前
Just over 4 days on the Moon's surface and #BlueGhost is checking off several science milestones! 8 out of 10 NASA payloads, including LPV, EDS, NGLR, RAC, RadPC, LuGRE, LISTER, and SCALPSS, have already met their mission objectives with more to come. Lunar PlanetVac for example successfully collected, transferred, and sorted lunar soil from the Moon using pressurized nitrogen gas. Congrats to the Honeybee Robotics, a Blue Origin Company and NASA team! Follow along for more #BGM1 updates:
Firefly Aerospace137,138 次观看 • 1 年前
