{"id":6093,"date":"2025-01-27T19:46:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T11:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/fireflys-blue-ghost-moon-mission-supported-by-rocket-lab-software-and-components\/"},"modified":"2025-01-27T19:46:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T11:46:00","slug":"fireflys-blue-ghost-moon-mission-supported-by-rocket-lab-software-and-components","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/fireflys-blue-ghost-moon-mission-supported-by-rocket-lab-software-and-components\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefly\u2019s Blue Ghost Moon Mission Supported by Rocket Lab Software and Components"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/rocket_lab_firefly_cover_638735531702745383.png\" width=\"712\" height=\"377\" alt=\"Firefly\u2019s Blue Ghost Moon Mission Supported by Rocket Lab Software and Components\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/rocket_lab_firefly_cover_638735531702745383.png\" style=\"\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/rocket_lab_firefly_cover_638735531702745383.png\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"712\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"377\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rocket Lab USA<\/strong>, a global company in launch services and space systems, celebrates the successful launch of Firefly Aerospace\u2019s Blue Ghost Mission 1. Rocket Lab is supporting Blue Ghost\u2019s 45-day journey to the Moon with the Company\u2019s MAX Flight and MAX Ground Data Software suites.<\/p>\n<p>Rocket Lab also provided three high-efficiency photovoltaic assemblies, comprising our interconnected space-grade solar cells, mounted on the lander\u2019s sides and top deck, providing 400 W of power over 1,470 operational hours to support the lander during its journey to the lunar surface.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-layout related-content-also-read-box my-3\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\">Also Read: What are the the Different Types of Launch Vehicles used in Space?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p>During the Blue Ghost mission, the Rocket Lab team will also support Firefly\u2019s execution of multiple burns and management of orbit determination and attitude control throughout the cruise and landing phases of the mission. Firefly\u2019s Blue Ghost mission is advancing lunar science and exploration by delivering state-of-the-art instruments and technology demonstrations to the Moon as part of NASA\u2019s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongratulations to the Firefly team on the start of Blue Ghost\u2019s lunar journey. We\u2019re immensely proud to support the team and enable an ambitious lunar mission with our flight-proven components and software,\u201d said <strong>Rocket Lab\u2019s Vice President, Business Development &amp; Strategy, Space Systems,&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Richard French<\/strong>. \u201cThe new era of commercial lunar exploration is underway, and we\u2019re excited to be part of making it possible.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rocket Lab USA, a global company in launch services and space systems, celebrates the successful launch of Firefly Aerospace\u2019s Blue Ghost Mission 1. Rocket Lab is supporting Blue Ghost\u2019s 45-day journey to the Moon with the Company\u2019s MAX Flight and MAX Ground Data Software suites. Rocket Lab also provided three high-efficiency photovoltaic assemblies, comprising our [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[26,25,73],"class_list":["post-6093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-ground","tag-launch","tag-solar-cells"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6093"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6093"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6093\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}