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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The Antares 330 replaces the Ukrainian-built first stage and Russian-manufactured engines with a stage and engines produced by Firefly Aerospace.
Northrop procured three Falcon 9 launches for Cygnus while it works with Firefly Aerospace on the Antares 330 rocket.
Firefly Aerospace has doubled the size of its facilities to support the increased demand for Alpha launches.
Firefly Aerospace, Inc. has been selected by the National Reconnaissance Office to serve as a launch provider with its Alpha rocket.
Firefly Aerospace has implemented automated carbon composite technologies to enhance its manufacturing process.
Firefly Aerospace has minimized launch costs and increased reliability by utilizing robust in-house manufacturing capabilities and sharing components across its vehicles.
Firefly Aerospace will support a responsive on-orbit mission for the National Reconnaissance Office onboard its Elytra vehicle in 2024.
Firefly Aerospace leverages innovative technologies such as carbon composite sandwich structures and patented tap-off cycle propulsion systems.
Northrop Grumman is working with Firefly Aerospace to replace the Ukrainian-built Antares first stage powered by Russian engines with a stage developed by Firefly using its own engines.
Northrop Grumman plans to launch at least three Cygnus missions on Falcon 9 rockets while developing a new Antares first stage with Firefly Aerospace.
The contract qualifies Firefly’s Alpha rocket to launch satellites for the NRO from both Vandenberg Space Force Base and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
On 2024-01-25, Firefly Aerospace was selected by the National Reconnaissance Office to serve as a launch provider with its Alpha rocket.
Firefly Aerospace launched an Alpha rocket that placed its payload into orbit, but not the desired orbit due to an upper stage malfunction.
Fleet Space Technologies plans to deliver lunar seismic technology to the Moon in 2026 onboard Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative.
Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha FLTA004 Fly the Lightning mission is scheduled to launch no earlier than 2023-12-20 with backup dates through 2023-12-22 and a daily 20-minute launch window opening at 9:18 am PST.
Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha FLTA004 Fly the Lightning mission is prepared to launch no earlier than 2023-12-20 with backup dates through 2023-12-22, depending on local weather.
Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha FLTA004 Fly the Lightning mission was prepared to launch no earlier than 2023-12-20 with backup dates through 2023-12-22.
A variant of Fleet’s Exosphere technology called SPIDER will be deployed on the Moon by Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander in 2026 to search for water ice deposits and deliver subsurface insight about the lunar regolith.
The 14 companies selected for LunA-10 are Blue Origin, CisLunar Industries, Crescent Space Services LLC, Fibertek, Inc., Firefly Aerospace, GITAI, Helios, Honeybee Robotics, ICON, Nokia of America, Northrop Grumman, Redwire Corporation, Sierra Space, and SpaceX.
Firefly Aerospace was selected to develop an analytical framework for aggregated on-orbit spacecraft hubs in support of DARPA's 10-Year Lunar Architecture (LunA-10) capability study.