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New Ocula imaging service offers high-resolution ultraviolet and visible spectrum imaging of the Moon from lunar orbit Cedar Park, Texas, June 18, 2025 – Firefly Aerospace, the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, today announced a new lunar imaging service, named Ocula, offered through Firefly’s Elytra orbital vehicles as early as 2026. Ocula is enabled by high-resolution…

American-manufactured vehicle will launch space station resupply, commercial, and national security missions Cedar Park, Texas, May 29, 2025 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has invested $50 million into Firefly Aerospace to further advance production of their co-developed medium launch vehicle, now known as Eclipse™. The companies continue to make progress in the development of…

Deployed by Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander, the Rashid 2 Rover will demonstrate lunar surface mobility and in-situ resource utilization technologies Cedar Park, Texas, May 22, 2025 – Firefly Aerospace, the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, today announced a new agreement with the United Arab Emirates’ Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) to deliver the…

Built with a lightweight composite material, nozzle extensions will lower costs, improve performance, and accelerate rocket engine production Cedar Park, Texas, April 23, 2025 – Firefly Aerospace, the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, today announced the company was awarded a contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at the Edwards Air Force Base in California…

As part of Firefly’s third mission to the Moon, Blue Origin’s Honeybee Robotics rover will help investigate the composition of the Gruithuisen Gamma Dome Cedar Park, Texas, March 24, 2025 – Firefly Aerospace and Honeybee Robotics, a Blue Origin company, today announced Honeybee was contracted by Firefly to provide the lunar rover for the company’s…

All 10 NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) instruments successfully operated on the lunar surface and collected their science data during Blue Ghost Mission 1 Cedar Park, Texas, March 17, 2025 – Firefly Aerospace, the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, today announced it met 100 percent of its mission objectives for Blue Ghost Mission 1 after performing…

“Message in a Booster” mission will launch Lockheed Martin’s technology demonstration spacecraft to low Earth orbit VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif., March 5, 2025 – Following a successful rocket static fire test, Firefly Aerospace, Inc., the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, today announced its Alpha Flight 6 (FLTA006) mission, called Message in a Booster,…

INCUS to launch on Firefly’s Alpha rocket as early as 2026 from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility Cedar Park, Texas, March 3, 2025 – Firefly Aerospace, the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, today announced the company was awarded a fixed-price NASA’s Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) contract for a dedicated Alpha launch of the agency’s…

Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander softly touched down in Mare Crisium carrying 10 NASA instruments Cedar Park, Texas, March 2, 2025 – Firefly Aerospace, the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, today announced its Blue Ghost lunar lander softly touched down on the Moon’s surface in an upright, stable configuration on the company’s first attempt. As part…

VICTUS SOL will be the third U.S. Space Force TacRS mission launched aboard Firefly’s Alpha rocket Cedar Park, Texas – February 14, 2025 – Firefly Aerospace, Inc., the leader in responsive space launch services, today announced the company was awarded a $21.81 million contract to launch the U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command’s (SSC)…

Funding to boost workforce development, STEM outreach, and internship opportunities in Central Texas Cedar Park, Texas, February 11, 2025 – Firefly Aerospace, the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, today announced that it has been awarded an $8.2 million grant from the Texas Space Commission (TSC) to expand its spacecraft manufacturing capabilities in Central Texas. The funding,…

Following launch vehicle separation, Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander acquired signal and completed on-orbit commissioning Cedar Park, Texas, January 15, 2025 – Firefly Aerospace, the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, today announced Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, successfully acquired signal, and completed on-orbit commissioning. With a target landing date…

Company’s third lunar mission and fourth NASA CLPS task order utilizes Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander, Elytra Dark orbital vehicle, and a rover to operate six NASA instruments Cedar Park, Texas, December 18, 2024 – Firefly Aerospace, Inc., the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, was awarded an approximately $179.6 million NASA contract to deliver and…

Firefly prepares to ship Blue Ghost to launch site after successfully completing environmental testing for mission to Mare Crisium with 10 NASA instruments Cedar Park, Texas, November 25, 2024 – Firefly Aerospace, the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, today announced it successfully completed environmental testing on Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander ahead of its first mission…

Ahead of its first mission the Moon, Firefly closes Series D financing in less than two months Cedar Park, Texas, November 12, 2024 – Firefly Aerospace, the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, today announced it closed an oversubscribed $175 million Series D round at a valuation of more than $2 billion. The Series D round was…

New contract qualifies Firefly to bid on rapid, end-to-end national security demonstrations for SDA Cedar Park, Texas, October 23, 2024 – Firefly Aerospace, an end-to-end space transportation company, today announced it was selected as a vendor for the U.S. Department of Defense’s Space Development Agency (SDA) Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated LEO (HALO) program. Firefly is now eligible…

New multi-launch agreement between Firefly Aerospace and True Anomaly includes three Alpha missions to provide rapid launch capabilities for Tactically Responsive Space mission sets Cedar Park, Texas, October 17, 2024 – Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, and space defense technology company True Anomaly, Inc., today announced a multi-launch agreement for three responsive…

Set to launch on Firefly’s Alpha rocket in 2026, mission will kickstart NOAA’s next generation environmental satellite program Cedar Park, Texas, September 25, 2024 – Firefly Aerospace, an end-to-end space transportation company, today announced the company was awarded a NASA Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) mission to launch the QuickSounder environmental satellite on…

Industry veteran to drive growth across Firefly’s launch, lunar, and on-orbit programs Cedar Park, Texas, August 29, 2024 – Firefly Aerospace, an end-to-end space transportation company, today announced the appointment of Jason Kim as its Chief Executive Officer, effective October 1, 2024. With more than two decades of experience in the aerospace and defense sectors, Kim brings…

Integrated with 10 NASA-sponsored payloads, Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander is now at NASA JPL for final testing before launching in Q4 2024 Cedar Park, Texas, August 26, 2024 – Firefly Aerospace, an end-to-end space transportation company, today announced Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander has arrived at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for environmental testing before the…

New 5-year agreement supports L3Harris’ Space Business beyond Firefly’s existing agreement for three L3Harris launches in 2026 Cedar Park, Texas, August 7, 2024 – Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, today announced it signed a multi-launch agreement with L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) for up to 20 launches on Firefly’s Alpha rocket, including two to…

Cedar Park, Texas, July 17, 2024 – Firefly Aerospace’s Board of Directors announced that Bill Weber is no longer serving as CEO of the company, effective immediately. Firefly board member Peter Schumacher will serve as interim CEO while the board initiates a search. Schumacher previously served in this role at Firefly and will lead the company’s…

Firefly team completed orbital insertion, payload deployment, second stage relight, and orbital plane change VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif., – July 4, 2024 – Firefly Aerospace, an end-to-end space transportation company, today announced it successfully launched its Alpha Flight 5 (FLTA005) rocket and completed the payload deployment sequence as part of the company’s Venture-Class Launch…

In collaboration with SSC, Firefly set to become first U.S. company to launch satellites from continental Europe Cedar Park, Texas, June 27, 2024 – Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) and U.S. space transportation company Firefly Aerospace have signed a collaborative agreement to jointly launch satellites with Firefly’s Alpha rocket from the newly inaugurated spaceport at Esrange…

Launch Pad-0A will be configured to support Alpha rocket in addition to Antares 330 and new Medium Launch Vehicle Cedar Park, Texas, June 24, 2024 – Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, today announced it is adding an Alpha launch capability at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) on Wallops Island, Virginia. In support…

Noise of Summer mission will launch eight educational payloads for NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif., June 21, 2024 – Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, today announced its Alpha Flight 5 (FLTA005) mission, called Noise of Summer, is scheduled to launch no earlier than June 26. The 30-minute launch…

New long-term agreement will help provide responsive access to space for future tech demonstration spacecraft Cedar Park, Texas, June 5, 2024 – Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, today announced it signed a multi-launch agreement with Lockheed Martin for 25 launches on Firefly’s Alpha rocket through 2029. This agreement commits Lockheed Martin to…

Firefly’s Elytra vehicle will serve as on-orbit edge computing platform for Klepsydra AI and other hosted software payloads Cedar Park, Texas, April 9, 2024 – Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, today announced a new agreement to host the Klepsydra Artificial Intelligence (AI) application on Firefly’s Elytra vehicle that will launch aboard Alpha…

Firefly to conduct trade study for up to two demonstration missions, proving capabilities to rapidly launch its Elytra vehicles and support on-orbit missions beyond GEO Cedar Park, Texas, March 21, 2024 – Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, today announced it signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) Defense Innovation…

Company donates excess capacity on its Alpha rocket to launch CubeSats for educational institutions Cedar Park, Texas, March 6, 2024 – Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, today announced it selected three educational payloads to launch aboard Firefly’s Alpha rocket as early as 2025. As part of Firefly’s DREAM (Dedicated Research Education Accelerator…

Company further implements new automated machinery to produce rockets up to nine times faster at one-seventh of the cost Briggs, Texas, February 28, 2024 – Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, today held an official ribbon cutting in celebration of the company’s Rocket Ranch expansion in Briggs, Texas. Firefly more than doubled the…

New contract qualifies Firefly’s Alpha rocket to launch satellites for the NRO from both Vandenberg and Cape Canaveral Cedar Park, Texas, January 25, 2024 – Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, today announced it was selected by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) to serve as a launch provider with Firefly’s Alpha rocket. As…

As Firefly’s second responsive space operation, Fly the Lightning will get on-orbit capabilities into the hands of U.S. warfighters faster VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif, – December 18, 2023 – Firefly Aerospace, an end-to-end space transportation company, today announced its Alpha FLTA004 Fly the Lightning mission is prepared to launch no earlier than December 20…

Firefly to develop framework for spacecraft that can dock together on-orbit to provide on-demand refueling, delivery, transport, and de-orbiting services Cedar Park, Texas, December 5, 2023 – Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, today announced it was selected to develop an analytical framework for aggregated on-orbit spacecraft hubs in support of DARPA’s 10-Year…

Company designs, builds, and tests fully assembled Miranda engine in just over 12 months for Antares 330 and new Medium Launch Vehicle  Cedar Park, Texas, November 28, 2023 – Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, completed the first hot fire test for its Miranda engine that will power the first stage of Northrop…

Latest Closing Underscores Ongoing and New Investor Demand in Wake of Successful U.S. Space Force Alpha Launch CEDAR PARK, Texas, Nov. 10, 2023 — Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, today announced the closing of another tranche of financing, valuing the company at $1.5 billion pre-money. The round is being led by existing investors including AE Industrial Partners, LP,…

Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander will deploy Fleet Space’s SPIDER payload to detect water ice deposits and examine the mineral profile of the lunar subsurface Cedar Park, Texas, November 8, 2023 – Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, today announced a new agreement with Fleet Space Technologies, an Australian space exploration firm, to…

Firefly’s first of two lunar missions will launch in 2024 and conduct diverse technology demonstrations and scientific investigations on the Moon’s surface Cedar Park, Texas, October 4, 2023 – Firefly Aerospace, an end-to-end space transportation company, today announced it completed the development and assembly of its Blue Ghost lander structure and fluid systems, a critical…

Ground-breaking operation showcases Firefly’s capability to rapidly launch and deploy a satellite, supporting critical national security missions VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif, – September 14, 2023 – Firefly Aerospace, an end-to-end space transportation company, today announced the company successfully launched its Alpha rocket and deployed the VICTUS NOX spacecraft following a 24-hour notice to complete…

As part of Firefly’s second mission to the Moon, the calibration services will allow NASA’s LuSEE-Night radio telescope to further unlock the origins of the universe  Cedar Park, Texas, September 12, 2023 – Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, was awarded an $18 million NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) contract to provide…

Firefly’s Alpha vehicle will provide three dedicated launches in support of L3Harris’ Space Business Cedar Park, Texas, September 5, 2023 – Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, today announced it signed a multi-launch agreement with L3Harris Technologies [NYSE:LHX] for three dedicated launches on Firefly’s Alpha vehicle in 2026. The agreement further positions Firefly…

Alpha launch provider, Firefly, and payload provider, Millennium, moved into the hot standby phase and wait for the VICTUS NOX callup VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif, August 30, 2023 – Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, and Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) small satellite constellation prime, have entered the hot…

Launching aboard Firefly’s Alpha vehicle, mission will demonstrate the responsive capabilities of Firefly’s Elytra orbital vehicle and Xtenti’s FANTM-RiDETM payload dispenser Cedar Park, Texas, August 8, 2023 – Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, today announced a new agreement with Xtenti, LLC, an innovative space logistics company, to conduct a responsive space mission…

Formerly known as Firefly’s Space Utility Vehicle, Elytra now offers a more robust vehicle line to provide rapid on-orbit solutions when and where customers need them Cedar Park, Texas, August 8, 2023 – Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, announced the expansion of its on-orbit services with a line of highly mobile and…

Alexander joins Firefly with more than 30 years of aerospace experience, including senior advisor and leadership roles at NASA, the White House, and NewSpace companies Cedar Park, Texas, August 4, 2023 – Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, today announced it named Bretton “Brett” Alexander as its Chief Revenue Officer to accelerate growth…

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 of the first hot fire scheduled this summer. As a larger, scaled-up version of the…

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 $112 million NASA contract to deliver multiple lunar payloads in 2026. As Firefly’s second task…

Contract worth $17.6M is part of The U.S. Space Force’s mission to demonstrate end-to-end tactical responsive space capabilities CEDAR PARK, Texas – October 3, 2022 – Firefly Aerospace, Inc, announced today that the company has been selected by The U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) to provide launch services for SSC’s VICTUS NOX…

Contract awarded based on sole source request from NASA to satisfy the need for multiple spacecraft providers in the 500–1000 kg range CEDAR PARK, Texas – September 14, 2022 – Firefly Space Transport Services (STS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Firefly Aerospace, Inc, announced today that the company has been selected by the National Aeronautics and…