Jul 11, 2019
Firefly is set to build a new lunar lander based on the Israeli spacecraft's blueprints as part of a NASA program to deliver science payloads to the moon.
Israel’s Beresheet spacecraft (Hebrew for “Genesis”) may have crash-landed on the moon this April, but its innovative design and tech will serve as the basis for future lunar missions launched by Texas aerospace company Firefly Aerospace.
Firefly is set to build upon the Beresheet endeavor and create a new lunar lander based on the Israeli spacecraft’s blueprints as part of a NASA program to deliver science payloads to the surface of the moon. Firefly was one of nine companies selected by NASA to participate in the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS).
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