Firefly Aerospace

Firefly Aerospace

@firefly-aerospace.bsky.social

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11 months ago
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Rocket Operations - Boots on the Ground YouTube video by Firefly Aerospace

Shout out to our technicians—the backbone of every successful campaign! This dedicated crew is the boots on the ground, who support testing, integrating, delivering and preparing our Alpha rocket for liftoff. #FLTA006 www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjDV...

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Alpha Rocket Ready For Launch - FLTA006 YouTube video by Firefly Aerospace

The Alpha team is still working with the range to determine our next launch window for Message in a Booster. We've been up against unfavorable wind conditions that exceed safety limits for some critical assets within SLDelta30. More to come soon! www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV1j...

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Read more on the historic accomplishments achieved after #BlueGhost stuck the landing and completed more than 14 days of surface operations on the Moon. And stay tuned for a press conference tomorrow where we'll dive into the science and reveal the imagery and findings from the lunar sunset

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Firefly Aerospace Successfully Completes 14 Days of Surface Operations on the Moon All 10 NASA CLPS instruments successfully operated on the lunar surface and collected their science data during Blue Ghost Mission 1.

That's a wrap for #BGM1! After downlinking more than 119 GB of data, including 51 GB of science and technology data for NASA, we're beyond proud to say Firefly met all our mission objectives.

fireflyspace.com/news/firefly...

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one step closer to Alpha #FLTA006! Lockheed Martin’s LM 400 is now integrated on Alphas payload adaptor. Up next, we’ll encapsulate the payload in our fairing, transport it to the pad, and mate to Alpha. Stay tuned as we get ready to launch on Sat, 3/15 @ 8:25am CST! fireflyspace.com/missions/alp...

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Blue Ghost Begins Surface Operations, Captures Descent Video, Sunrise - NASA Shortly after landing on the Moon March 2, Firefly Aerospace and NASA teams kicked off surface operations for the science and technology instruments on the company’s Blue Ghost lunar lander. Firefly a...

wrong link! Here is the post to the NASA blog: www.nasa.gov/blogs/missio...

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1 year ago

Get more details on the #BGM1 payloads here: statics.teams.cdn.office.net/evergreen-as...

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1 year ago

This includes deploying Lunar PlanetVac and sampling lunar regolith, deploying the Electrodynamic Dust Shield and demonstrating dust mitigation, capturing images from SCALPSS, and continuing operations for the other payloads.

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#BlueGhost has been busy since parking on the Moon! Just in the last two days, the data we've downlinked jumped from 27 GB to 57 GB as we continue @NASA payload operations.

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Moon Landing - Firefly Blue Ghost Makes History YouTube video by Firefly Aerospace

Watch Firefly land on the Moon! After identifying surface hazards and selecting a safe landing site, #BlueGhost landed directly over the target in Mare Crisium. A historic moment on March 2 we'll never forget. We have Moon dust on our boots! #BGM1

youtu.be/NpHhEybJdxg

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