Houston, we have a podcast. Welcome to the official podcast of NASA's Johnson Space Center,

episode 367, Blue Ghost Mission One. I'm Nilafer Ramji, and I will be your host today. On this

podcast, we bring in the experts, scientists, engineers, and astronauts, all to let you know what's

going on in the world of human spaceflight and more.

NASA bought a ride to the moon to deliver robots as part of the Artemis campaign.

NASA is working with multiple U.S. companies to deliver science experiments and technology demonstrations to the lunar surface to improve our understanding of the moon's environment,

laying some of the groundwork for future crewed missions to the moon,

and ultimately Mars. The commercial lunar payload services known as Clips allows NASA to work

with the innovative, entrepreneurial commercial space industry to complete rapid, cost-effective flights

to the moon. Since 2018, the Clips Initiative has been working to enable a lunar economy and support a long-term presence on the moon from the moon. Since 2018, the Clips Initiative has been working to enable a lunar economy

and support a long-term presence on the moon for the benefit of all.

Schedule to launch soon is Firefly's Blue Ghost Mission 1, carrying 10 NASA science and technology

payloads to the moon's Earth-facing side. Blue Ghost will mark the third flight and delivery

to launch under Clips. In early

2024, two Clips flights launched, with one successfully landing on the moon, delivering science

and technology. Ahead of landing on the moon, we have the director of spacecraft mission management

from the Clips Fender Firefly Aerospace Farah Zubari and the NASA Project Scientist for Clips Maria Banks

to talk about this mission, the lander,

and of course the science and tech being delivered.

With that, we bring you Blue Ghost Mission One.

Let's get started.

Let's get started.

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