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 announced an agreement with Northrop Grumman to partner on the Antares 330, which will use a new first stage provided by Firefly to replace the existing Antares first stage built in Ukraine and using Russian engines.
The Firefly–Northrop Grumman collaboration will provide American-built engines to replace Russian-made RD-181 engines.
Firefly Aerospace has 50 people working full time on the Blue Ghost lander for a 2024 mission to Mare Crisium.
Bill Weber became Chief Executive Officer of Firefly Aerospace effective 2022-09-01.
Firefly Aerospace partnered with Northrop Grumman Corporation to develop an American-built first-stage upgrade for the Antares rocket and a new medium-lift launch vehicle.
Firefly Aerospace scheduled the second launch of its Alpha rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base for 2022-09-11.
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Northrop Grumman and Firefly Aerospace will develop a fully domestic version of the Antares rocket called Antares 330 for Cygnus space station commercial resupply services.
Northrop Grumman Corporation and Firefly Aerospace have partnered to provide an American-built first-stage upgrade for the Antares rocket and to develop a new medium launch vehicle for commercial, civil, and national security space launch markets.
Spaceflight reached an agreement on 2022-08-08 to access Arianespace Vega launch vehicles through Italy’s SAB Launch Services for future space tug launches.
Astro Digital designed and built the Varuna-TDM payload and booked the launch from Spaceflight on behalf of Boeing.
Northrop Grumman is partnering with Firefly Aerospace to build a new version of the Antares rocket without Russian-made engines.
Northrop Grumman Corporation and Firefly Aerospace partnered to provide an American-built first-stage upgrade for the Antares rocket and to develop a new medium-class launch vehicle for commercial, civil, and national security space launch markets.
Northrop Grumman and Firefly Aerospace will first develop a fully domestic version of the Antares rocket, the Antares 330, for Cygnus space station commercial resupply services.
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and Firefly Aerospace have partnered to provide an American-built first-stage upgrade for the Antares rocket and to develop a new medium-class launch vehicle for commercial, civil, and national security space launch markets.
The new version of Antares, called the Antares 330, will feature a first stage using seven Miranda engines under development by Firefly Aerospace.
The Antares 330 first stage will use Firefly Aerospace composites for its structure and tanks.
General Atomics was responsible for launching the MAIA-hosting satellite and in February 2021 awarded a contract to Firefly Aerospace for a launch on Firefly’s Alpha rocket.
Xona Space Systems' first in-space demonstrator has been delivered to Spaceflight Inc. for final integration after completing testing.