Blue Ghost Mission 1

Firefly Aerospace’s engineers with the Blue Ghost team study lunar simulations at the Mission Operations Center in Leander. Photos by Abbey Archer

Firefly Aerospace’s engineers with the Blue Ghost team study lunar simulations at the Mission Operations Center in Leander. Photos by Abbey Archer

Aerospace company plans to launch lunar lander by end of year

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost team is getting closer to blast-off. After spending the past four months running lunar simulations and evaluating data, the Williamson County-based team is working non-stop on the company’s new lunar lander, which is scheduled to launch by the end of the year.