{"id":370120,"date":"2026-04-01T22:28:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T22:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/370120\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T22:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T22:28:08","slug":"firefly-targets-lunar-and-defense-momentum-after-alpha-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/370120\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefly Targets Lunar And Defense Momentum After Alpha Return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    Firefly Targets Lunar And Defense Momentum After Alpha Return | Aviation Week Network<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/aviationweek.com\/themes\/custom\/particle\/dist\/app-drupal\/assets\/AW_logo_horizontal_small_white.svg<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"#main-content\" class=\"visually-hidden focusable\"><br \/>\n      Skip to main content<br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <a id=\"main-content\" tabindex=\"-1\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p>                        <a class=\"article__byline\" href=\"https:\/\/aviationweek.com\/author\/vivienne-machi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vivienne Machi<\/a><br \/>\n                    April 02, 2026<\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sps-firefly-firefly_promo.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Ghost lunar lander mission\" class=\"b-lazy  img \"\/><\/p>\n<p>Firefly Aerospace\u2019s next Blue Ghost lunar lander mission will explore the far side of the Moon.<\/p>\n<p>Credit: Firefly<\/p>\n<p>  Firefly Aerospace moved through 2025 riding high on the success of its first Blue Ghost lunar lander mission while contending with setbacks tied to its Alpha small-launch vehicle. 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