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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Investor interest in Firefly Aerospace’s Series A round far exceeded the $75,000,000 equity being offered.
DADA Holdings led Firefly Aerospace’s $75,000,000 Series A financing.
Firefly Aerospace was awarded a $93,300,000 NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services contract to deliver 10 science payloads to the surface of the Moon in 2023 using its Blue Ghost lunar lander.
Firefly Aerospace is completing preparations for the inaugural launch of its Alpha launch vehicle from Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 2.
Firefly Aerospace intends to raise an additional $300,000,000 later in 2021 to fund growth plans through 2025.
Firefly Aerospace completed a $75,000,000 Series A financing round valued at greater than $1,000,000,000.
Firefly Aerospace completed a $75,000,000 Series A financing that valued the company at greater than $1,000,000,000.
Firefly Aerospace raised $75,000,000 in a Series A round on 2021-05-04 that values the company at more than $1,000,000,000.
Spaceflight managed BlackSky payloads on Rocket Lab’s "Make It Rain" and "Look Ma, No Hands" missions in 2019.
Firefly Aerospace is developing a lunar lander called Blue Ghost and won a NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services award in February for Blue Ghost’s first mission to deliver payloads to the moon in 2023.
Spaceflight managed a BlackSky payload on Rocket Lab’s "They Go Up So Fast" mission in 2021.
Spaceflight managed BlackSky payloads on the SSO-A dedicated Falcon 9 rideshare mission in 2018.
The June 2022 Alpha launch will fulfill Firefly Aerospace’s NASA Venture Class Launch Services contract that the company won in 2020.
Firefly Aerospace sought to raise $350,000,000 to fund the ramp-up of its operations over the next five years and to develop a larger, medium-class launch vehicle.
Firefly Aerospace is preparing to open a new 50,000-square-foot facility at its Cedar Park, Texas headquarters to support work on its lunar lander and orbital transfer vehicle projects.
Spaceflight will provide integration and launch services for eight BlackSky smallsats across four dedicated Electron missions throughout 2021.
Firefly Aerospace split its fundraising into two separate rounds, with a larger round expected to be $300,000,000 that could be raised later 2021.
Dragonfly Aerospace plans to produce small satellites that could be launched by Firefly Aerospace.
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