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NASA hired Firefly Aerospace to build a drone aircraft carrier, named Project MoonFall, which will send four hopping drones to the Moon and create the highest-resolution map of the lunar surface ever created.
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Who
NASA, Firefly Aerospace, CalTech's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
What
NASA hired Firefly Aerospace to build a drone aircraft carrier, named Project MoonFall, which will send four hopping drones to the Moon and create the highest-resolution map of the lunar surface ever created.
When
Sun, 14 Jun 2026 15:30:00 GMT · 3h 40m ago
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Why
The drones' mission is to develop a high-resolution map of the lunar surface, detect potential caches of water ice, and confirm potential landing sites for Artemis IV and future crewed missions.
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How this affects you
This collaboration integrates Firefly Aerospace into NASA's Project Artemis, potentially positioning the company for future lunar contracts and advancing lunar exploration efforts by identifying resources and landing sites for future crewed missions.
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3 events in this thread- Health & Science3h 40m agoNASA hired Firefly Aerospace to send four 'hopping' drones built by JPL to the Moon in 2028 as part of the 'MoonFall' project.Open article
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