Firefly’s Elytra Lunar Orbiter Completes PDR

Rendering of Firefly’s Elytra spacecraft deploying JPL drones above the Moon’s south pole

Rendering of Firefly’s Elytra spacecraft deploying JPL drones above the Moon’s south pole.

Credit: Firefly Aerospace
HOUSTON—Firefly Aerospace’s Elytra lunar orbiter has completed its preliminary design review (PDR) under a $75 million NASA subcontract to deliver four drones to the Moon’s south pole to map safe landing regions and resources in support of future human missions under NASA’s Artemis program. The...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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