A Central Texas space company is on a victory lap. After successfully touching down on the Moon this past spring, a feat others have failed recently, Firefly Aerospace is again headed to the lunar surface.

Firefly Aerospace said on Tuesday it has secured a $176.7 million NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services contract to deliver five NASA payloads to the Moon's South Pole in 2029, marking another step toward expanding private sector participation in U.

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