Firefly Aerospace achieves lunar landing

The US firm Firefly Aerospace has claimed to be the first commercial company to achieve “a fully successful soft landing on the Moon”.

Authors

Michael Banks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5451-4275)

Institutions

Institute of World Literature of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SK)

Publication Details

Journal: Physics World
Published: 2025-04-01
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/2058-7058/38/04/07
Citations: 1
Primary Topic: Spacecraft Design and Technology
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 4.99

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Firefly Aerospace achieves lunar landing

Michael Banks

Apr 1, 2025

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Physics World

Spacecraft Design and Technology

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Firefly Aerospace achieves lunar landing

Michael Banks

April 1, 2025article en

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Abstract

The US firm Firefly Aerospace has claimed to be the first commercial company to achieve “a fully successful soft landing on the Moon”.

Physics WorldVol. 38(4)

Institute of World Literature of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SK)

Openalex Percentile: Top 7%

Spacecraft Design and Technology

4.99

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