(Forbes) Elizabeth Howell - Firefly Aerospace has signed an intellectual property and engineering support agreement to use technology based on Israel's Beresheet lander. The U.S. company is building a Genesis Lander in fulfillment of NASA's new push to land on the moon, which includes a series of planned robotic and human missions in the 2020s. "Having access to flight-proven lunar lander technology, and the expertise of IAI [Israel Aerospace Industries] engineers, makes Firefly well-placed to gain a foothold in the cislunar market," said Firefly CEO Tom Markusic. Firefly is one of nine U.S. companies selected for the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program.
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