JOURNAL ARTICLE

Ray Allensworth.

  • Published In: TIME Magazine, 2025, v. 206, n. 11/12. P. 83 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Kluger, Jeffrey 3 of 3

Abstract

The article highlights the achievements of Firefly Aerospace, a private company based in Cedar Park, Texas, particularly focusing on the successful lunar landing of their spacecraft, Blue Ghost, on March 2. Led by Ray Allensworth, the spacecraft program director, the team, which has an average age of 28, made history as the first private firm to land on the moon. Blue Ghost was part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program, aimed at facilitating future lunar exploration. Allensworth emphasizes the company's ongoing commitment to lunar missions, having already secured contracts for multiple future missions. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:TIME Magazine. 2025/10, Vol. 206, Issue 11/12, p83
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Publication Date:2025
  • ISSN:0040-781X
  • Accession Number:188382955
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