Firefly Aerospace is a Texas-based private aerospace company that provides end-to-end space transportation services. It specializes in the development of small to medium-lift launch vehicles like the Alpha rocket and lunar landers such as Blue Ghost, along with on-orbit services using its Elytra space tug. Firefly works with partners like NASA and ESA, securing contracts for commercial lunar payload services and missions to the far side of the Moon. The company aims to provide affordable and reliable space access for government and commercial customers, contributing to lunar and cislunar exploration.
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Alpha Flight 7's success validates Firefly Aerospace's improved reliability protocols and paves the way for the full Block II upgrade.
Firefly Aerospace completed a public offering during the roughly ten months between Flight 6 and Flight 7.
Firefly Space launched a satellite into a highly retrograde orbit.
Firefly Aerospace launched Alpha Flight 7, titled "Stairway to Seven," from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Space Force Base on March 11, 2026 at 5:50 p.m. PDT.
Firefly Aerospace has stepped back into final launch operations for the liftoff of the Stairway to Seven test flight tonight.
Firefly Aerospace stood down the Alpha Flight 7 test flight to investigate an out-of-range sensor reading.
Firefly Aerospace will work with SL Delta 30 to confirm its next available launch date after verification of the sensor reading is complete.
Firefly Aerospace built an interstage for Northrop Grumman's Antares 330 rocket in-house.
Space Launch Delta 30 collaborated with Firefly Aerospace on scheduling Alpha Flight 7.
Firefly Aerospace scheduled March 9, 2026 as the next available launch date for Alpha Flight 7.
Firefly Aerospace's interstage passed qualification structural tests designed to simulate the stresses the structure will face during flight.
Firefly Aerospace contributes to the production of multiple components and systems for the Antares 330 program.
Firefly Aerospace designed the Antares 330 interstage to combine structural strength with mass reduction.
Firefly Aerospace designated March 10, 2026 as the backup launch day for Alpha Flight 7.
The interstage built by Firefly Aerospace is a carbon composite structure that connects the first and second stage of the launcher.
Firefly Aerospace tested the interstage beyond the flight loads expected during launch.
Firefly Aerospace will coordinate with the range authority to determine the next available launch date for the Stairway To Seven test flight.
Firefly Aerospace scrubbed Alpha Flight 7 due to high upper-level winds that exceed FAA safety parameters.
Firefly Aerospace's FLTA007 mission, named "Stairway To Seven," is scheduled NET March 10 at 00:20 UTC for the next launch attempt.
The CDRC technology flew to the lunar surface aboard Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander in March 2025 on a commercial lunar mission.