Firefly provides or sub-contracts Blue Ghost payload integration, launch from Earth, landing on the Moon and mission operations.

Blue Ghost has four landing legs, communications, heating and solar power systems, and features multiple layers of insulation.

On February 4, 2021, NASA awarded Firefly a contract worth US$93.3 million to deliver a suite of ten science investigations and technology demonstrations to the Moon in 2023.

Instruments will gather data to provide insight into the Moon's regolith – loose, fragmented rock and soil – properties, geophysical characteristics, and the interaction of solar wind and Earth's magnetic field,[9] helping to prepare for human missions to the lunar surface.

[12] The payloads, collectively expected to total 94 kg (207 lb) in mass, include:[9] The second Blue Ghost lander is scheduled for launch in 2026.