Firefly Aerospace Inc. (NASDAQ:FLY) stock traded about 1% higher on Thursday after the company secured a new NASA contract worth $144 million.
$144M NASA Contract
Firefly said Tuesday it received a $144 million NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) contract for a Blue Ghost lunar mission targeted for launch in 2028.
The company said it plans to complete the mission in about two years, roughly half the development time of Blue Ghost Mission 1, by using its standardized lander design and operational experience.
The mission will deliver three NASA science instruments to the Moon’s near side: the Laser Retroreflector Array (LRA), the Linear Energy Transfer Spectrometer (LETS) and the Stereo Cameras for Lunar Plume Surface Studies (SCALPSS).
