Bernhard Hufenbach, ESA’s Commercialisation and Innovation Team Leader for Human and Robotic Exploration said, “ESA is looking forward to working with NASA and Firefly to make this mission a success and demonstrate the strength of combining international cooperation and commercial procurement approaches for accelerating the development of a lunar economy.”

Sophie Bywater, Project Director at SSTL, said "SSTL is proud to be working with Firefly Aerospace in the delivery of Lunar Pathfinder to the Moon. SSTL is entering a new and exciting phase of our pioneering mission to provide commercial lunar relay communications. We are excited to be able to help unlock the potential of the lunar economy, enabling new, low-cost missions that have previously been impossible."