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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Fleet Space is deploying a lunar variant of its ExoSphere technology on Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 2 to the Moon.
Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket exploded during a pre-flight test on September 29, 2023, in Texas.
Firefly Aerospace released financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025, marking the first results following its IPO.
Firefly Aerospace's CEO Jason Kim testified before Congress on the success of Blue Ghost Mission 1 during the company's second fiscal quarter.
NASA awarded Firefly Aerospace a $180 million contract for its third Blue Ghost mission and a $177 million contract for Blue Ghost Mission 4 in July.
NASA has awarded a $10 million Commercial Lunar Payload Services contract addendum to Firefly Aerospace for additional science and operational data acquisition for Blue Ghost Mission 1.
Firefly Aerospace collected nearly 120 gigabytes of data during transit, landing, and operations on Blue Ghost Mission 1.
Firefly Aerospace released its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025.
Firefly Aerospace is ramping its flight cadence and has several Alpha vehicles in production to meet strong demand for launch services.
The second quarter financial results are the first released by Firefly Aerospace following its IPO in May 2025.
SpaceLaunch appears to have been founded in January 2025 by two former Firefly Aerospace employees with a combined 40 years of industry experience.
Firefly will provide NASA with additional payload science data and lander temperature data captured during a 500°F temperature delta on the Moon.
Firefly received an additional $10 million from NASA for delivering extra data and images on its Blue Ghost Mission 1 lunar mission.
Firefly won a $176.7 million contract for a mission to the lunar south pole in 2029, which will include putting a spacecraft in orbit around the Moon.
Firefly Aerospace has received a $10 million contract addendum under NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative.
Firefly Aerospace conducted a thorough investigation in conjunction with the FAA.
Firefly Aerospace will deliver the United Arab Emirates' Rashid-2 rover to the lunar surface in 2026.
Firefly Aerospace won its fourth Moon landing mission contract as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program.
Firefly won an $18 million contract from NASA to provide services for its LuSEE-Night instrument.
Firefly Aerospace is preparing for its second, third, and fourth Moon landing attempts this decade.