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Redwire’s expanded European operations have more than 40 years of spaceflight heritage developing spacecraft platforms and microgravity technology for ESA programs.
Marc Garneau returned to Canada as a celebrity after his first spaceflight, giving speeches and making media appearances.
The Firefly team used additional mission simulations and preparatory activities at the north Austin spacecraft facility while awaiting the go to ship Blue Ghost to the Cape.
NASA received 52 responses to a call for expressions of interest after announcing the VIPER cancellation and determined that 23 respondents had enough spaceflight experience and technical abilities to conduct the VIPER mission.
The approximately 60-day Blue Ghost mission will be operated from Firefly Aerospace’s Mission Operations Center in Cedar Park, Texas.
Firefly shipped Blue Ghost back to its spacecraft facility in north Austin, Texas and kept the lander there until receiving approval to ship to Cape Canaveral.
NASA awarded Firefly Aerospace a task order for Blue Ghost in February 2021 valued at $93,300,000 with a launch originally projected for 2023.
Firefly Aerospace plans to launch Blue Ghost 1 during a six-day window in mid-January.
Firefly prepared to ship Blue Ghost to Cape Canaveral, Florida in mid-December 2024 for launch preparations.
The LM 400 has completed testing and is preparing to launch on a Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket in the first half of 2025.
On 2024-11-19, Lockheed Martin scheduled the LM 400 satellite bus to make its orbital debut next year aboard a Firefly Aerospace rocket.
Free emphasized the importance of maintaining the current plan for human spaceflight to the Moon.
NRL completed spaceflight qualification and thermal vacuum testing of the RSGS payload on 2024-10-08.
Firefly Aerospace had raised about $300,000,000 since February 2023 prior to the Series D round.
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander completed environmental testing and was returned to Firefly headquarters for final preparations as of the 2024-10-29 Lunar Exploration Analysis Group meeting.
Firefly Aerospace demonstrated responsive space capability with the Alpha launch of the Space Force’s Victus Nox mission in September 2023, launching a spacecraft on a 24-hour callup.
Firefly Aerospace is completing final preparations for its first Elytra mission, a configurable spacecraft designed to provide on-orbit services and a deep space communication network.
Firefly Aerospace conducted one Alpha launch 2024, a July mission for NASA that deployed eight cubesats.
Firefly Aerospace signed a contract with L3Harris in August for up to 20 Alpha launches over five years.
Firefly Aerospace closed an oversubscribed $175,000,000 Series D financing round at a valuation of more than $2,000,000,000.