Firefly Aerospace’s robotic vehicle became the second privately built spacecraft to make a soft landing on the moon. It could soon be joined by two more private lunar landers.

Space companies need Starship's super-heavy heft to fly human habitats and mining equipment to the moon. The rocket just ...

NASA's four-step strategy is to first return to the moon, explore it, develop a sustainable human presence and finally set the first pair of boots down on the surface of Mars. Intuitive Machines ...