Firefly Aerospace, the Cedar Park-based space and technology company that recently became the first commercial company to land on the moon, was awarded

Firefly Aerospace has secured a $176.7 million NASA contract to deliver five payloads to the Moon’s south pole in 2029. The mission, awarded under the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative,

If at first you succeed, have some more money NASA has awarded Firefly Aerospace $176.7 million to deliver a pair of rovers and a trio of scientific instruments to the Moon as part of the agency's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative.

Launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Center on India’s southeastern coat is scheduled for Wednesday at 8:10 a.m. Eastern time, or 5:40 p.m. in India. The launch window is 10 minutes long, allowing a little leeway for weather and technical issues. NASA will provide coverage of the launch beginning at 7 a.m.

NASA and India paired up to launch an Earth-mapping satellite on Wednesday capable of tracking even the slightest shifts in land and ice. The $1.3 billion mission will help forecasters and first responders stay one step ahead of floods,