Show threadSpaceflight 🚀Mar 20

“The goal of #Isaacman is 30 landings in three years”. Only #Firefly’s #BlueGhost 1 mission a year ago was a complete success. The two #IntuitiveMachines landers fell over upon landing. #Astrobotic’s #Peregrine lander malfunctioned hours after launch and was unable to attempt a landing.

There are four #CLPS missions currently scheduled for launch this year: Astrobotic’s Griffin-1, #BlueOrigin’s #BlueMoon Mark 1, Firefly’s Blue Ghost 2 and Intuitive Machines’ #IM3 https://spacenews.com/nasa-considering-sharp-increase-in-robotic-lunar-landings/

NASA considering sharp increase in robotic lunar landings

NASA is proposing a sharp increase in the rate of robotic lunar lander missions, a move that has excited but also puzzled the space community.

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SpaceNewsMar 19

NASA considering sharp increase in robotic lunar landings

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/nasa-considering-sharp-increase-in-robotic-lunar-landings/

NASA considering sharp increase in robotic lunar landings

NASA is proposing a sharp increase in the rate of robotic lunar lander missions, a move that has excited but also puzzled the space community.

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SpaceNewsNov 5

Accelerate U.S. lunar exploration with a robotic sample return campaign

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Accelerate U.S. lunar exploration with a robotic sample return campaign

Accelerate U.S. lunar exploration with a robotic sample return campaign

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SpaceNewsOct 29

Let’s not allow the ‘Golden Age’ of space exploration to turn into fool’s gold

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/lets-not-allow-the-golden-age-of-space-exploration-to-turn-into-fools-gold/

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NASA backs lunar Wi-Fi project to connect astronauts and rovers on the Moon

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2025/09/nasa-lunar-wifi-solstar-artemis/

SpaceNewsSep 28, 2025

Solstar wins NASA contract to develop lunar Wi-Fi systems

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/solstar-wins-nasa-contract-to-develop-lunar-wi-fi-systems/

SpaceNewsSep 24, 2025

Blue Origin only bidder for new VIPER lander award

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/blue-origin-only-bidder-for-new-viper-lander-award/

SpaceNewsSep 20, 2025

NASA revives VIPER lunar rover mission with Blue Origin lander award

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Show threadPhil StookeSep 10, 2025

We find ourselves in this curious world of commercial payloads now. Hands up if you know what commercial payloads were on Firefly's impressive mission early this year. The NASA science instruments got lots of press but Blue Ghost 1 carried more than that...

https://twitter.com/Adi_OFCL/status/1899881997830406271

Who knew Shiba Inus ate pizza? If I were Firefly I would probably keep quiet about this too. There were other things like this but a full list will probably never be available.
#moon #BGM1 #CLPS

Show threadPhil StookeSep 10, 2025
Did I say commercial payloads? At the NASA Exploration Science Forum in July, Ben Bussey (IM's Chief Scientist) listed them: a plant growth experiment from Australia, virtual reality cameras from Canada, an Italian laser reflector and a 'science and testing facility' from a Houston company. That's not all. IM is also flying a lunar relay satellite, the first of a 5 satellite constellation which has its own set of cameras and instruments.
#moon #lunarvertex #clps