Tag: Firefly Aerospace

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 06, 2023
Firefly Aerospace, Inc., a key player in space transportation, has announced its selection to develop a framework for integrated on-orbit spacecraft hubs. This initiative supports DARPA's 10-Year Lunar Architecture (LunA-10) capability study. The proposed hubs, leveraging the capabilities of Firefly's Elytra orbital vehicles, aim to provide versatile cislunar services, including refueling, deliv

Cedar Park TX (SPX) Oct 05, 2023
Firefly Aerospace, an end-to-end space transportation company, has completed the development and assembly of its Blue Ghost lander structure and fluid systems, a critical milestone for Firefly's first lunar mission slated to land on the Moon in 2024 as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative. This mission is one of three task orders Firefly has won under NASA CLPS, acc

Firefly Aerospace and Millennium Space Systems, in collaboration with the U.S. Space Force, are gearing up for the VICTUS NOX mission. This mission, led by the Space Systems Command's Space Safari Program Office, aims to demonstrate the capability of...

Firefly Aerospace has announced the expansion of its on-orbit services with a new line of orbital vehicles called Elytra. These highly mobile and scalable vehicles, named after the wings of a firefly, will offer a range of services including...

Based on the company’s flight-proven Reaver engines, Miranda quickly scales to support Medium Launch Vehicle Cedar Park, Texas, March 22, 2023 – Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, recently completed risk reduction testing for critical Miranda engine components ahead...

Firefly’s second lunar mission utilizes its Blue Ghost spacecraft and offers additional customer opportunities for payload delivery, orbital services, and sample return Cedar Park, Texas, March 14, 2023 – Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, was awarded a...

Appointment positions Firefly for continued rapid expansion and growth CEDAR PARK, Texas – November 2, 2022 –Firefly Aerospace (“Firefly” or “the Company”), a new space leader in launch, spacecraft, and in-space...

Contract worth $17.6M is part of The U.S. Space Force’s mission to demonstrate end-to-end tactical responsive space capabilities Firefly Aerospace, Inc, announced today that the company has been selected by The U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) to...

Alpha becomes the first and only orbit-ready US rocket in the 1300kg payload vehicle class Firefly Aerospace, a new space leader in launch, spacecraft, and in-space services, announced that its Alpha FLTA002 mission successfully reached orbit and deployed customer payloads,...

IENAI SPACE’s technology demonstrator for its ATHENA electrospray thruster will fly aboard Firefly’s Alpha Flight 2. Electrospray technology is a promising alternative to plasma-based technologies for Electric Propulsion systems. Firefly’s Alpha Flight 2 “To the black” is scheduled to launch...