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Firefly selects SpaceX to launch its lunar lander
by Jeff Foust — May 20, 2021 [SN]


Firefly's Blue Ghost lander will deliver 10 NASA payloads to the surface of the moon in 2022 under a CLPS task order announced Feb. 4. Credit: Firefly Aerospace

WASHINGTON — Firefly Aerospace announced May 20 it selected SpaceX to launch its first lunar lander mission for NASA, the latest in a series of contract wins by SpaceX for lunar missions.

Firefly said that a SpaceX Falcon 9 will launch its Blue Ghost lunar lander in 2023 on a mission to land in Mare Crisium on the near side of the moon. The lander will be carrying 10 payloads for NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program under a contract it won in February, along with additional commercial payloads.

Source: https://spacenews.com/firefly-selects-spacex-to-launch-its-lunar-lander/