Firefly’s Ocula Imaging Mission to Map Lunar Helium-3 Potential
- AKAP
- Jun 19
- 3 min read
Firefly Aerospace, a private US aerospace firm, has developed a new lunar imaging service, Ocula, which will use high-resolution telescopes aboard its Elytra spacecraft to map the moon’s surface, including identifying areas rich in ilmenite, a mineral that signals the presence of helium-3.