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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Firefly Aerospace has been 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.
Firefly Aerospace will outline an aggregated hub of on-orbit spacecraft that dock together and offer on-demand services based on its Elytra line of spacecraft for LunA-10.
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.
On 2023-12-05 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.
Firefly Aerospace is utilizing new automated manufacturing equipment at its Briggs, Texas site.
Firefly Aerospace completed the first hot fire test for its Miranda engine that will power the first stage of Northrop Grumman’s Antares 330 and the Medium Launch Vehicle the two companies are co-developing.
Firefly Aerospace is designing, manufacturing, and testing the first stage structures for Antares 330.
Firefly Aerospace and Northrop Grumman announced a partnership in August 2022 to develop the Antares 330.
The Tantrum payload demonstrator is expected to launch in December on a Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket under an agreement Firefly announced in June.
On 2023-11-28, Firefly Aerospace completed the first hot fire test for its Miranda engine that will power the first stage of Northrop Grumman’s Antares 330 and the Medium Launch Vehicle the companies are co-developing.
On 2023-11-27, Firefly Aerospace disclosed it is launching a spacecraft of just under 136.08 kg carrying a newly designed electronically steerable antenna.
Firefly Aerospace completed the first hot fire test for its Miranda engine that will power the first stage of Northrop Grumman’s Antares 330 and the Medium Launch Vehicle co-developed by Firefly and Northrop Grumman.
Lockheed Martin awarded Firefly Aerospace a contract in June to launch a small satellite.
Firefly Aerospace closed another tranche of financing valuing the company at $1,500,000,000 pre-money.
Firefly Aerospace has raised approximately $300,000,000 in funding since February 2023.
Firefly Aerospace has raised approximately $300,000,000 in funding since February 2023.
Firefly Aerospace closed a tranche of financing that valued the company at $1,500,000,000 pre-money.
Firefly Aerospace has raised approximately $300,000,000 in funding since February 2023.
The Medium Launch Vehicle co-developed by Firefly Aerospace and Northrop Grumman has major milestones scheduled before the end of 2023.
Firefly Aerospace closed another tranche of financing that valued the company at $1,500,000,000 pre-money on 2023-11-10.