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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Spaceflight Inc. is launching two satellites for BlackSky as a rideshare on a SpaceX Starlink mission later 2020-06.
Spaceflight Inc. signed an agreement with SpaceX for rideshare capacity on multiple launches to sun‑synchronous orbit slated for 2021.
Spaceflight Inc. has launched more than 270 satellites across nearly 30 rideshare missions.
Spaceflight Industries completed the sale of its satellite rideshare business, Spaceflight Inc., to Mitsui & Co. and Yamasa Co. on 2020-06-12.
Mitsui loaned Spaceflight Industries $26,000,000 in October.
Spaceflight Industries plans to invest proceeds from the sale of its rideshare business into BlackSky.
BlackSky has four satellites in orbit from launches in 2018 and 2019 that were built in-house by Spaceflight Industries.
LeoStella, a joint venture of Spaceflight Industries and Thales Alenia Space, is building 20 satellites under contract with BlackSky.
LeoStella is the joint venture between Spaceflight Industries and Thales Alenia Space tasked with building BlackSky’s constellation.
Mitsui & Co. loaned Spaceflight Industries $26,000,000 on 2020-10-31.
Intelsat is asking its bankruptcy court for authorization to modify a $50,000,000 loan to Spaceflight Industries’ Earth-observation business BlackSky.
Once Mitsui completes its purchase of Spaceflight Industries’ launch business, Spaceflight will use the sale proceeds to repay the $26,000,000 loan and use any additional proceeds to pay down an undisclosed amount of overdue payments to LeoStella.
In February Mitsui announced it was buying Spaceflight Industries’ launch rideshare business with Yamasa Co., Ltd., which will own the business in a 50/50 joint venture with Mitsui.
Firefly Aerospace signed an agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries in July 2019 to use Beresheet lander technology for its Genesis lunar lander.
Firefly Aerospace received AS9100 quality certification as it transitions from the developmental phase to production phase ahead of the inaugural flight of its Alpha launch vehicle in 2020.
Firefly Aerospace and Spaceflight Inc. signed a Launch Services Agreement establishing Spaceflight as the lead customer aboard an upcoming Firefly Alpha launch.
Firefly Aerospace signed a contract with Spaceflight to be the primary customer for a rideshare mission on Firefly’s Alpha small launch vehicle in 2021.
Spaceflight monitored the planned maiden flights of Firefly Aerospace's Alpha and Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne expected later in 2020.
Noosphere Venture Partners has invested more than $120,000,000 in Firefly Aerospace, aiding Firefly’s emergence from bankruptcy and progress toward the first flight of its Alpha launch vehicle.
Firefly Aerospace planned static-fire tests of the first stage of its Alpha rocket and a first launch later in 2020 from Vandenberg Air Force Base.