Flight

MoonFall

NET 2028 · Firefly Elytra (drone deploy during descent) · planned

NASA JPL MoonFall - four propulsive hop drones survey the lunar south pole.

Hop-drone south-pole terrain maps + site recon for later pads/LTV/habitats.

Stack

VehicleFirefly Elytra (drone deploy during descent)

SiteLunar south pole

Comms & dataLinks, relays, surface networks, and compute - moving data between Earth, orbit, and the surface.

LandersThe vehicles that put cargo and crew on the surface - commercial cargo landers and human landing systems.

Rovers & hoppersWhat moves after landing - scout rovers, hoppers, and crewed lunar terrain vehicles.

Science & sensingInstruments that measure the Moon and nearby space - composition, radiation, dust, heat, fields, and environment.

Power, structure & propulsionWhat makes the vehicle work - engines, tanks, structure, power, and avionics on the import stack.

Firefly AerospaceFirefly Elytra host (MoonFall deploy)

NASAFirefly Elytra host (MoonFall deploy)

NASA: MoonFall drones travel aboard Firefly Elytra, which deploys them during descent. · Firefly Aerospace · nasa.gov

Four JPL propulsive hop drones. · NASA · nasa.gov

Four JPL propulsive hop drones deployed by Firefly Elytra during descent. · NASA · nasa.gov

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