RESTON, VA – Reliant Space is proud to announce its critical role in
supporting Firefly Aerospace’s control room operations for its historic Blue Ghost
Mission 1, which successfully landed on the Moon and operated 10 scientific payloads
as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative.
As a key partner in this mission, Reliant Space provided essential mission readiness
support, mission simulation oversight, and project management support― ensuring the
Firefly team was fully prepared for every stage of the mission. This included defining,
implementing, and overseeing the entire mission simulation campaign to refine
operational processes and procedures, verify and validate operational products, and
train and certify Firefly’s mission control operations team.
“We are very grateful for the support Reliant Space provided from mission preparation
to critical console support during Blue Ghost’s Mission 1 launch and through successful
landing,” said Ray Allensworth, Program Director. “Their expertise and dedication
helped ensure Firefly’s team was fully prepared for every stage of the mission.”
Firefly conducted more than 16 mission simulations, amounting to over 500 hours of on-
console training, prior to and even during the 60-day Blue Ghost mission. Reliant Space
helped to fine tune each procedure through simulation and rehearsal execution resulting
in a fully successful launch, orbital transit, Moon landing and surface operations by
Firefly’s Mission Control team.
“We are honored to have contributed to the success of Blue Ghost Mission 1,” said
Jason Robinson, Founder of Reliant Space. “Providing mission operations, project
management, and simulation support for this historic landing reflects our commitment to
enabling the next generation of lunar exploration. Our collaboration with Firefly
Aerospace highlights the power of industry partnerships in ushering in the next era of
commercial space exploration.”
The Blue Ghost Mission 1 lander carried multiple payloads, including 10 NASA
instruments aimed at advancing lunar science and technology. This mission is part of a
broader effort to establish sustainable lunar operations in preparation for future human
exploration under NASA’s Commercial Payload Services initiative
Reliant Space remains committed to supporting future lunar and deep-space missions,
leveraging its expertise to ensure a bright future in space exploration.
About Reliant Space
Reliant Space provides expertise in satellite ground and space system design and
operation. The company’s proven technical capabilities span the entire system-of-
systems engineering lifecycle, including mission architecture, requirements
management, interface definition, and system design, development, deployment,
integration, and verification. Reliant Space specializes in mission concept-of-operations,
mission-specific software development, satellite simulator operations, mission
simulation and training, telemetry and command systems, mission planning systems,
flight dynamics, trending and analysis, and data distribution systems. For more
information, visit reliant-space.com.
Media Contact: press@reliant-space.com
About Firefly Aerospace
Firefly Aerospace is an end-to-end responsive space company with launch, lunar, and
on-orbit services. Headquartered in central Texas, Firefly is a portfolio company of AE
Industrial Partners (“AEI”) focused on delivering rapid, reliable, and affordable space
access for government and commercial customers. Firefly’s small- to medium-lift launch
vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles provide the space industry with a single
source for missions from low Earth orbit to the surface of the Moon and beyond. For
more information, visit fireflyspace.com.
Media Contact: press@fireflyspace.com