Representational photo: Mission "Blue Ghost" lander.

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NASA Signs $93 Mn Contract With Firefly For 'Blue Ghost' Moon Lander

Texas-based 'Firefly Aerospace' has won a $93 million contract to provide a Moon lander "Blue Ghost" for NASA's 2023 mission. The lander will, reportedly, touchdown Moon's Mare Crisium basin to investigate distinctive lunar resources and conditions ahead of manned missions. On its maiden voyage to the moon, the lander will bear 10 scientific payloads, a radiation-tolerant computer and a laser-reflector array. Besides, Firefly also plans to… read-more

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 - 11:41 AM / by Harsh Vardhan

Tags: NASA, Firefly Aerospace, Texas, Mission Blue Ghost, Mare Crisium Basin