Ghost Riders in the Sky is what Firefly Aerospace and NASA are calling a mission set to launch to the moon this week, delivering 10 science and technology instruments onto the lunar surface. Firefly's ...

What is this Ghost Riders in the Sky thing, you ask? The answer is pretty simple: a space mission meant to deliver a lander to the Moon, planned for departure early next year. And as cool as its name ...

The Blue Ghost lunar lander finished surface operations on March 16, 2025, wrapping up a smashing success of a mission. Designed, built, and flown by Firefly Aerospace, based near Austin, Texas, Blue ...

A digital rendering of Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander sitting on the moon. [Courtesy: Firefly Aerospace] NASA and contractors SpaceX and Firefly Aerospace, the manufacturer of the Blue ...

This mission, called Ghost Riders in the Sky, started back in 2021 when NASA awarded Firefly Aerospace a multi-million-dollar contract to carry ten experiments up to the moon. NASA paid $101 million ...