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Firefly Aerospace

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commercialFounded 2013
United States
www.fireflyspace.com
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The Long March 5B test flight will carry an uncrewed next-generation human spaceflight spacecraft that succeeds the 7.8-metric-ton Shenzhou, will feature partial reusability, and will have a maximum launch mass of around 23,000 kg.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative PlanSep 11, 2019Chinese space station core module passes review but faces delays

SpaceX launched 64 smallsats on a dedicated Falcon 9 mission for smallsat aggregator Spaceflight in December 2018.

Mentioned as: spaceflightTechnical ProductAug 29, 2019SpaceX revamps smallsat rideshare program

Bill Gerstenmaier was reassigned to a special advisor role on 2019-07-10 after serving as the longtime head of NASA’s human spaceflight division.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralAug 21, 2019Search continues for new NASA human spaceflight leader

Brio launched in December 2018 on Spaceflight Inc.’s SSO-A mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipAug 20, 2019Optus partners with smallsat startup Myriota on Australian IoT service

Spaceflight will purchase the first commercial launch of India’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV), a new Indian vehicle scheduled to make its debut later 2019.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative PlanAug 6, 2019Spaceflight purchases first commercial flight of new Indian small launcher

SpaceX performed a dedicated rideshare mission with Spaceflight in December that launched 64 satellites to sun-synchronous orbit on a Falcon 9.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipAug 5, 2019Arianespace and SpaceX offering new dedicated rideshare services

Land across the street from the OneWeb Satellites factory will host a groundbreaking later 2019 for a Firefly Aerospace launch vehicle factory.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipJul 22, 2019OneWeb Satellites inaugurates Florida factory

Firefly Aerospace is building a rocket called Firefly Alpha that is intended to launch 630 kg to a 500-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipJul 19, 2019Ruag to supply Firefly Aerospace payload adapters

Ruag Space signed a contract with Firefly Aerospace to provide payload adapters for Firefly’s small launch vehicles.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralJul 19, 2019Ruag to supply Firefly Aerospace payload adapters

With the end of Tiangong-2, China entered a period without a spacecraft capable of hosting human spaceflight missions for the first time since 2011.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralJul 19, 2019China’s Tiangong-2 space lab reenters over South Pacific

Firefly Aerospace aimed to reach space in 2019 to begin capturing market share.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralJul 18, 2019Investors don’t see Virgin Galactic deal as model for space industry

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is an Austin, Texas–based space launch provider that develops small and medium-sized launch vehicles for commercial launches to orbit.

Mentioned as: Firefly Aerospace, Inc.Technical ProductJul 15, 2019Firefly Chooses RUAG Space as Preferred Supplier for Payload Adapter Systems

Sen. Ted Cruz opened a 2019-07-09 hearing of the Senate Commerce Committee’s space subcommittee on the past and future of NASA’s human spaceflight programs.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralJul 12, 2019Senators working on “bold” new NASA authorization bill

Firefly Aerospace plans to work with Israel Aerospace Industries to develop lunar landers for NASA.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipJul 9, 2019Firefly to partner with IAI on lunar lander

Firefly Aerospace is one of nine companies selected by NASA to participate in the Commercial Lunar Payload Services program to deliver science payloads to the surface of the Moon.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipJul 9, 2019Firefly Aerospace and Israel Aerospace Industries Enter Exclusive Agreement for U.S. Commercialization of Lunar Lander Technology

Firefly Aerospace was one of nine companies that received Commercial Lunar Payload Services awards in November 2018.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralJul 9, 2019Firefly to partner with IAI on lunar lander

On 2019-07-09 Firefly Aerospace signed an Intellectual Property and Engineering Support Agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries for technology based on the Beresheet lunar lander.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipJul 9, 2019Firefly Aerospace and Israel Aerospace Industries Enter Exclusive Agreement for U.S. Commercialization of Lunar Lander Technology

Firefly Aerospace announced its partnership with Israel Aerospace Industries on 2019-07-09.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipJul 9, 2019Firefly to partner with IAI on lunar lander

The 2019-06-29 launch was Spaceflight’s third mission of 2019 following a February mission that launched SpaceIL’s Beresheet as a secondary payload on a Falcon 9 and a March mission that launched 21 satellites as secondary payloads on an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralJun 29, 2019Rocket Lab launches satellites for Spaceflight

The 2019-06-29 mission was the first of as many as five Electron missions in 2019 contracted by Spaceflight.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipJun 29, 2019Rocket Lab launches satellites for Spaceflight
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