Firefly Aerospace

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.

commercialFounded 2013

Cedar Park, Texas, United States

www.fireflyspace.com

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Firefly Aerospace designed the new cleanroom to support dedicated assembly lines for Blue Ghost lunar landers and Elytra orbital vehicles.

CapabilityPlanGrowthValue 4.0May 31, 2026NASA Shuffles the Directorate Deck, and the Realities of Orbital Refueling

Firefly Aerospace says its Cedar Park investments will allow Blue Ghost to be templated into a production line capable of supporting multiple lunar missions per year.

PlanGrowthCapabilityGeneralValue 4.0May 31, 2026NASA Shuffles the Directorate Deck, and the Realities of Orbital Refueling

Firefly Aerospace has moved into a new headquarters campus in Cedar Park, Texas.

GrowthValue 2.5May 31, 2026NASA Shuffles the Directorate Deck, and the Realities of Orbital Refueling

Firefly Aerospace’s new Cedar Park campus provides roughly 144,000 square feet of unified space, about double its previous footprint.

GrowthValue 4.0May 31, 2026NASA Shuffles the Directorate Deck, and the Realities of Orbital Refueling

Firefly Aerospace’s new Cedar Park cleanroom is four times larger than its existing cleanroom and was funded by a Texas Space Commission grant.

GrowthFinancialGeneralValue 4.2May 31, 2026NASA Shuffles the Directorate Deck, and the Realities of Orbital Refueling

A Texas Space Commission grant funded Firefly Aerospace’s new cleanroom in Cedar Park.

FinancialGrowthRelationshipsValue 4.0May 31, 2026NASA Shuffles the Directorate Deck, and the Realities of Orbital Refueling

Firefly Aerospace’s new cleanroom is designed to support dedicated assembly lines for Blue Ghost lunar landers and Elytra orbital vehicles.

CapabilityGrowthValue 4.0May 31, 2026NASA Shuffles the Directorate Deck, and the Realities of Orbital Refueling

Firefly Aerospace has established an in-house innovation lab called Gloworks.

CapabilityGeneralValue 2.5May 31, 2026NASA Shuffles the Directorate Deck, and the Realities of Orbital Refueling

Firefly Aerospace added two new buildings to its existing spacecraft facility in Cedar Park, Texas.

GrowthValue 3.5May 31, 2026NASA Shuffles the Directorate Deck, and the Realities of Orbital Refueling

Firefly Aerospace operates the Rocket Ranch in Briggs, Texas, a 200-acre complex with six test stands dedicated to launch vehicle development.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.2May 31, 2026NASA Shuffles the Directorate Deck, and the Realities of Orbital Refueling

Firefly Aerospace intends to template its Blue Ghost lunar lander into a production line capable of supporting multiple lunar missions per year.

PlanGrowthCapabilityValue 4.0May 31, 2026NASA Shuffles the Directorate Deck, and the Realities of Orbital Refueling

Gloworks gives Firefly Aerospace propulsion, carbon composites, robotics, and 3-D printing capabilities under one roof.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.6May 31, 2026NASA Shuffles the Directorate Deck, and the Realities of Orbital Refueling

Firefly Aerospace built a cleanroom at its Cedar Park campus that is four times larger than its existing cleanroom.

GrowthCapabilityValue 4.0May 31, 2026NASA Shuffles the Directorate Deck, and the Realities of Orbital Refueling

Firefly Aerospace created an in-house innovation lab called Gloworks with propulsion, carbon composites, robotics, and 3-D printing capabilities.

CapabilityValue 4.0May 31, 2026NASA Shuffles the Directorate Deck, and the Realities of Orbital Refueling

Firefly Aerospace has moved into a new headquarters campus in Cedar Park, Texas, with two new buildings added to its existing spacecraft facility.

GrowthValue 3.2May 31, 2026NASA Shuffles the Directorate Deck, and the Realities of Orbital Refueling

Firefly Aerospace’s Rocket Ranch in Briggs, Texas is a 200-acre complex with six test stands dedicated to launch vehicle development.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0May 31, 2026NASA Shuffles the Directorate Deck, and the Realities of Orbital Refueling

Firefly Aerospace has been selected to build the spacecraft that will transport the MoonFall drones from Earth orbit to the Moon.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0May 29, 2026NASA Outlines First Missions, Awards Rover Contracts for Permanent Moon Base

NASA awarded Firefly Aerospace a $75 million subcontract through the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for lunar drone deployment on the MoonFall mission.

RelationshipsFinancialPlanValue 5.0May 29, 2026The Moon Base Supply Chain Is Already Behind

Firefly Aerospace is designing Moon Fall lunar drones to explore difficult-to-access areas.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0May 28, 2026La base lunar de la NASA tendrá cientos de kilómetros cuadrados de extensión

Firefly Aerospace was selected to build the Elytra orbital vehicle for the Moonfall drones.

RelationshipsValue 4.0May 27, 2026NASA outlines iterative Moon Base strategy; Lunar Outpost awarded LTV contract with consortium partner MDA Space

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