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Blue Ghost Mission 3
NET ~2028 · Blue Ghost · planned
Six NASA science payloads to Gruithuisen Domes.
Deliver NASA CP-21 science suite to Gruithuisen Domes (lunar surface landing research).
$179,600,000 public package award.
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BG-M3 / CP-21 Gruithuisen science shell
NASA's CP-21 suite on Blue Ghost Mission 3 is six named Science payloads at the Gruithuisen Domes. · NASA · science.nasa.govBlue Ghost avionics
Firefly built Blue Ghost's avionics and guidance in-house. · Firefly Aerospace · fireflyspace.comBlue Ghost carbon-composite legs + crush honeycomb
Four in-house carbon-composite landing legs with crush-core honeycomb for touchdown energy absorption on Blue Ghost M1. · Firefly Aerospace · fireflyspace.comBlue Ghost M3 CLPS delivery (CP-21 Gruithuisen)
Firefly's Blue Ghost Mission 3 is the CLPS delivery for NASA's CP-21 Gruithuisen Domes suite. · Firefly Aerospace · fireflyspace.comBlue Ghost power / solar
Firefly vertical-integration claim for Blue Ghost power and solar resources supporting payload ops through lunar day. · Firefly Aerospace · fireflyspace.comBlue Ghost RCS / thruster package
Firefly states RCS thrusters and many non-main-engine propulsion elements built in-house on Blue Ghost (main engine remains Nammo LEROS). · Firefly Aerospace · fireflyspace.comBlue Ghost Spectre biprop RCS thrusters (in-house)
Eight in-house Spectre biprop RCS thrusters (~1,600 N total) for orientation and soft-landing assist - distinct from Nammo LEROS main engine. · Firefly Aerospace · fireflyspace.comCedar Park spacecraft AIT (Blue Ghost)
Firefly Aerospace Cedar Park TX spacecraft facility for Blue Ghost design, build, cleanroom AIT, and mission ops. · Firefly Aerospace · fireflyspace.comFirefly Ocula lunar imaging (Elytra constellation path)
Firefly Ocula lunar imaging service path using multi-Elytra Dark constellation after BG-M2/M3/M4 deployments. · Firefly Aerospace · fireflyspace.comHeimdall four-camera regolith imager (PSI)
Planetary Science Institute Heimdall four-camera system (descent, workspace, regolith, panoramic) on Blue Ghost M3 / CP-21. · Planetary Science Institute · science.nasa.govHoneybee rover (Gruithuisen Domes / BG-M3 path)
Firefly contracted Honeybee Robotics (Blue Origin) for a lunar rover on Blue Ghost Mission 3 Gruithuisen Domes path (public 2025 announcement). · Honeybee Robotics · blueorigin.comLEROS 4-ET main engine
LEROS 4-ET is Nammo UK's bipropellant main engine on Firefly Blue Ghost. · Nammo UK · nammo.comLunar-VISE imaging & spectroscopy suite (UCF)
Lunar Vulkan Imaging and Spectroscopy Explorer (Lunar-VISE) PRISM-class suite on Blue Ghost M3 / CP-21 Gruithuisen Domes - rover+lander cameras, radiometer, gamma-ray/neutron spectrometer path. · University of Central Florida · science.nasa.govNMLS neutron measurements (MSFC)
Neutron Measurements at the Lunar Surface (NMLS) thermal/epithermal neutron monitor on Blue Ghost M3 / CP-21 for surface context and remote-sensing calibration. · NASA · science.nasa.govPILS photovoltaic investigation (GRC)
Photovoltaic Investigation on the Lunar Surface (PILS) multi-technology solar array experiment on Blue Ghost M3 / CP-21 for lunar-environment solar performance comparison. · NASA · science.nasa.govROLSES radio spectrometer (GSFC) on BG-M3
Radio wave Observations at the Lunar Surface of the photoElectron Sheath (ROLSES) low-frequency radio spectrometer on Blue Ghost M3 / CP-21 (heritage instrument class from IM-1). · NASA · science.nasa.govSAMPLR robotic arm (Maxar)
Sample Acquisition, Morphology Filtering, and Probing of Lunar Regolith (SAMPLR) - Maxar Technologies robotic arm / sieve-scoop / penetrometer on Blue Ghost M3 / CP-21. · Maxar Technologies · science.nasa.govCargo
Lunar Vulkan Imaging and Spectroscopy Explorer
Firefly Ocula lunar imaging service path using multi-Elytra Dark constellation after BG-M2/M3/M4 deployments. · University of Central Florida · science.nasa.govHeimdall four-camera regolith imaging system
Planetary Science Institute Heimdall four-camera system (descent, workspace, regolith, panoramic) on Blue Ghost M3 / CP-21. · Planetary Science Institute · science.nasa.govSample Acquisition, Morphology Filtering, and Probing of Lunar Regolith
Sample Acquisition, Morphology Filtering, and Probing of Lunar Regolith (SAMPLR) - Maxar Technologies robotic arm / sieve-scoop / penetrometer on Blue Ghost M3 / CP-21. · Maxar Technologies · science.nasa.govNeutron Measurements at the Lunar Surface
Neutron Measurements at the Lunar Surface (NMLS) thermal/epithermal neutron monitor on Blue Ghost M3 / CP-21 for surface context and remote-sensing calibration. · NASA · science.nasa.govRadio wave Observations at the Lunar Surface of the photoElectron Sheath
Radio wave Observations at the Lunar Surface of the photoElectron Sheath (ROLSES) low-frequency radio spectrometer on Blue Ghost M3 / CP-21 (heritage instrument class from IM-1). · NASA · science.nasa.govPhotovoltaic Investigation on the Lunar Surface
Demo for power. Photovoltaic Investigation on the Lunar Surface (PILS) multi-technology solar array experiment on Blue Ghost M3 / CP-21 for lunar-environment solar performance comparison. · NASA · science.nasa.govHoneybee rover (Gruithuisen Domes / BG-M3 path)
Firefly contracted Honeybee Robotics (Blue Origin) for a lunar rover on Blue Ghost Mission 3 Gruithuisen Domes path (public 2025 announcement). · Firefly Aerospace · blueorigin.comRelated flights
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