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NASA is supporting some seriously risky missions to the Moon—it’s about time

Enlarge / This illustration shows a concept for a commercial lunar lander from Astrobotic Technology. (credit: NASA) For more than three years, NASA has been intensely focused on the Artemis Moon program. This high-profile international effort, spearheaded by the US space agency at a cost of nearly $7. 5 billion per year, seeks to return […]

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Firefly completes design of Moon mission, aiming for 2023 launch

Enlarge / An artist’s rendering of Firefly’s Blue Ghost spacecraft landing on the Moon. (credit: Firefly Aerospace) Although Firefly Aerospace is only a few weeks removed from its first-ever launch attempt, the Texas-based space company} is already making good progress toward its first mission to land on the Moon. Firefly said Monday that it has […]