Another private company has picked SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch its moon lander carrying NASA and private research to the lunar surface.
Firefly Aerospace, a Cedar Park, Texas-based commercial space company, announced Thursday it has awarded the launch contract to SpaceX to send up its Blue Ghost lunar lander in 2023. [TRENDING: Ana, is that you? | Teacher accused of distributing child porn | Fla.
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Firefly was selected as part of the CLPS program in 2021. The robotic program is laying the groundwork for NASA to return astronauts to the moon in the next