At approximately 3:34 am EST yesterday (March 2), the Texas-based Firefly Aerospace became the second private space company to land on the Moon and the first to ever do so without toppling over.

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 ...

Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Firefly Aerospace, the Texas-based startup that on Sunday became only the second private-sector company ...

WASHINGTON (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 handful ...

The Space Force selected Firefly Aerospace and its Alpha rocket, pictured here, to fly its first operational Tactically Responsive Space mission. (Firefly Aerospace) The Space Force last week ...

Private spacecraft lands on the moon Unlike Nasa’s Apollo moon landings, which had billions of dollars of funding behind them, private companies operate on a limited budget, Firefly chief Jason ...

“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 ...

Rendering of Blue Ghost's descent to the moon's surface. Firefly Aerospace The moon has a brand new visitor, as Firefly Aerospace has made history by becoming the first private company to ever ...

An American company became the first private firm to perform a perfect moon landing early Sunday when Firefly Aerospace sent its Blue Ghost lander down to the surface. “You all stuck the landing.

A spacecraft owned and operated by Firefly Aerospace touched down on the Moon early March 2 to begin a two-week science mission for NASA. Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander fired its thrusters for 19 sec.