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Firefly Aerospace

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commercialFounded 2013
United States
www.fireflyspace.com
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Firefly is capable of launching a satellite to orbit with approximately 24 hours notice and conducting precision lunar missions.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralJan 16, 2026Firefly prepares Alpha Block II upgrade for Flight 8

The Block II upgrade is part of Firefly's strategic growth plan to meet the evolving needs of the small launch market.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralJan 16, 2026Firefly prepares Alpha Block II upgrade for Flight 8

Firefly's Reaver engines on the first stage and Lightning engine on the second stage form the backbone of the Alpha rocket.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralJan 16, 2026Firefly prepares Alpha Block II upgrade for Flight 8

Live coverage of the Dragon splashdown can be found at Spaceflight Now.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralJan 15, 2026RT by @Cosmic_Penguin: The blackout period for communications between the ground and Dragon starts at 3:28 a.m. EST (0828 UTC) and ends at 3:35 a.m. EST (0835 UTC), though it could be reestablished slightly earlier. Splashdown still at 3:41 a.m. EST (0841 UTC). Watch live:

Tiphaine Louradour previously served in leadership roles at United Launch Alliance, International Launch Services (ILS), and Spaceflight.

Mentioned as: SpaceflightOrg RelationshipJan 15, 2026Latest News

Gagarin's Start at Baikonur holds a 23:32 record between launching the 3rd and 4th Soviet human spaceflight missions, Vostok-3 and Vostok-4.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralJan 14, 2026* Site 1/5 (the famous "Gagarin's Start" at Baikonur still holds a 23:32 record between launching the 3rd & 4th Soviet HSF missions, Vostok-3 & 4 * Site 43/4 at Plesetsk has a 37:53 case in July 1977, but AFAICS it's a one-off w/ all others at over 2 days

NASA Spaceflight will provide a live coverage of the Crew-11 undocking in one hour.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative PlanJan 14, 2026RT by @Cosmic_Penguin: First view inside Dragon since the medical event last week. The crew are currently getting in their seats. @NASASpaceflight will be live in an hour to take you through undocking of Crew-11 → pic.

Firefly Aerospace is enhancing the Alpha rocket's structures and avionics for added reliability.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralJan 13, 2026Firefly announced an upgraded Block II variant of their Alpha rocket to improve reliability & streamline production! Alpha will become longer with optimized tanks, and get new batteries & avionics. Some upgrades will be tested on FLTA007, with the full upgrade to debut on FLTA008

Voyager Technologies, Axiom Space, and Firefly Aerospace received a message from the Pentagon regarding supply chain resilience.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipJan 13, 2026The CEO Playbook for Supply Chain Resilience

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman emphasized the importance of identifying uncertainties early in the human spaceflight standard engineering process.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralJan 13, 2026RT by @Cosmic_Penguin: RT by @Cosmic_Penguin: Another former astronaut who participated in that discussion had a different take.

Firefly Aerospace plans to test key subsystems of Alpha on an upcoming launch.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralJan 13, 2026RT by @GewoonLukas_: Stronger structures, optimized tanks, in-house avionics. Alpha is getting a configuration upgrade for added reliability. We’ll test key subsystems on our upcoming launch and fly the full upgrade on Flight 8.

The Yaogan-50-01 remote sensing satellite was developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralJan 13, 2026China's First 2026 Launch Enters Retrograde Orbit With Imaging Spacecraft [Long March 6A Y27]

The first successful Firefly Alpha launch went to a 136° orbit.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralJan 13, 2026The thing is - unless the NOTAM was placed in completely the wrong place (it happens sometimes...) - ~139° retrograde orbits are extremely rarely used. There are US NRO radar spysats in 123° orbits, the 1st successful Firefly Alpha launch went to a 136° one, but...

Firefly Aerospace is upgrading Alpha with stronger structures, optimized tanks, and in-house avionics for added reliability.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralJan 13, 2026RT by @GewoonLukas_: Stronger structures, optimized tanks, in-house avionics. Alpha is getting a configuration upgrade for added reliability. We’ll test key subsystems on our upcoming launch and fly the full upgrade on Flight 8.

Firefly announced an upgraded Block II variant of their Alpha rocket to improve reliability and streamline production.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralJan 13, 2026Firefly announced an upgraded Block II variant of their Alpha rocket to improve reliability & streamline production! Alpha will become longer with optimized tanks, and get new batteries & avionics. Some upgrades will be tested on FLTA007, with the full upgrade to debut on FLTA008

Voyager has been awarded a contract for the NASA HUNCH program, enhancing the company's role in workforce development and supporting human spaceflight operations.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralJan 12, 2026NASA Awards HUNCH Contract to Voyager

Blue Ghost Mission 2 is valued at $130 million and will deliver Firefly's lander to the far side of the moon, marking the first such mission by a U.S. lander.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipJan 11, 2026A Strategic Acquisition for Quantum Space, and More Power for Astro Digital.

NASA awarded Firefly Aerospace a $180 million contract for its third Blue Ghost mission and a $177 million contract for Blue Ghost Mission 4 in July.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipJan 11, 2026A Strategic Acquisition for Quantum Space, and More Power for Astro Digital.

Firefly expects fiscal year 2025 full-year revenue to be between $133 million and $145 million.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative FinancialJan 11, 2026A Strategic Acquisition for Quantum Space, and More Power for Astro Digital.

Firefly Aerospace released financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025, marking the first results following its IPO.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralJan 11, 2026A Strategic Acquisition for Quantum Space, and More Power for Astro Digital.
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