{"id":144637,"date":"2024-12-23T18:24:26","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T23:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=144637"},"modified":"2024-12-23T18:24:26","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T23:24:26","slug":"nasa-selects-firefly-aerospace-to-deliver-ucfs-lunar-vise-payload-to-the-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/nasa-selects-firefly-aerospace-to-deliver-ucfs-lunar-vise-payload-to-the-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Selects Firefly Aerospace to Deliver 麻豆原创\u2019s Lunar-VISE Payload to the Moon"},"content":{"rendered":"
NASA has selected Firefly Aerospace as the lander and rover provider to deliver 麻豆原创\u2019s Lunar Vulkan Imaging and Spectroscopy Explorer (Lunar-VISE) payload to the Moon\u2019s Gruithuisen Domes to investigate how these mysterious silica-rich volcanic features formed.<\/p>\n
Over a 10-Earth-day period, the multi-instrument payload built by BAE Systems and Arizona State University (ASU) will gather data on the lunar regolith to understand how it may be used as a resource in future exploration of the lunar surface.<\/p>\n
Firefly Aerospace is one of the American vendors NASA is partnering with to deliver payloads to the lunar surface through the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative. These companies are eligible to bid on NASA contracts, allowing for swift delivery and advanced scientific research and exploration.<\/p>\n