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Firefly Aerospace

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commercialFounded 2013
United States
www.fireflyspace.com
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Firefly Aerospace confirmed about 12 hours after launch that Alpha’s stage 2 engine relight malfunctioned and did not deliver the payload to its precise target orbit.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralApr 16, 2024Unforgiving Failures: the challenges of upper stages

Firefly Aerospace launched an Alpha rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California three days before Christmas.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipApr 16, 2024Unforgiving Failures: the challenges of upper stages

The FAA established a group to generate formal commercial spaceflight standards after the RAND report.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralApr 15, 2024Zero-gravity regulations

The FAA and RAND Corporation reported they had gathered enough information to begin making regulations for the safety of commercial spaceflight participants by 2023.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralApr 15, 2024Zero-gravity regulations

Elytra was designed and built in-house at Firefly Aerospace.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralApr 12, 2024Firefly Aerospace Partners with Klepsydra to Demonstrate Edge Computing in Space

Firefly Aerospace will host the Klepsydra Artificial Intelligence application on Firefly’s Elytra vehicle that will launch aboard Alpha later 2024.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralApr 12, 2024Firefly Aerospace Partners with Klepsydra to Demonstrate Edge Computing in Space

Victus Haze is part of the Space Force’s effort to develop more agile space systems similar to the Victus Nox mission that launched in September on a Firefly rocket.

Mentioned as: FireflyOrg RelationshipApr 11, 2024Rocket Lab, True Anomaly selected for Space Force ‘tactically responsive’ mission

SpaceX will launch Haven-1, followed by two human spaceflight missions to the Haven-1 space station.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralApr 10, 2024Vast’s Haven-1 Commercial Space Station to be Equipped with SpaceX Starlink Network

Elytra will launch aboard Firefly’s Alpha rocket later in 2024.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative PlanApr 9, 2024Firefly Aerospace Announces Agreement with Klepsydra Technologies to Demonstrate Edge Computing in Space

TraCSS will support spaceflight safety and sustainability.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralApr 8, 2024Office of Space Commerce calls for international cooperation in space situational awareness

Both Yaogan-42 (02) and its Long March 2D launcher were developed and provided by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, a subsidiary of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipApr 3, 2024China launches first of a new series of Yaogan reconnaissance satellites

The Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology plans to launch a new 3.8-meter-diameter Long March 12 vehicle during 2024.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipApr 3, 2024China launches first of a new series of Yaogan reconnaissance satellites

The Air Force Institute of Technology is conducting research to advance human spaceflight recovery policy and guidance.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralApr 1, 2024Strategic implications of China winning the space rescue race (part 1)

China is developing the Long March 10 rocket for human spaceflight beyond low Earth orbit and plans to send its first astronauts to the lunar surface before 2030 using two Long March 10 launches.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipMar 28, 2024China adds new moon base project partners, but struggles to attract national-level participation

The Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST), a manufacturer subordinate to CASC, plans to launch the first Long March 6C later 2024 using the Long March 6A core stage without solid boosters.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative PlanMar 27, 2024Long March 6A launches second Yunhai-3 satellite

Firefly is preparing a responsive on-orbit Elytra mission for the National Reconnaissance Office that will launch aboard Alpha later 2024.

Mentioned as: fireflyTechnical ProductMar 22, 2024Firefly Aerospace Selected by Defense Innovation Unit to Demonstrate Launch and On-Orbit Services

Firefly’s first Elytra Dark demonstration mission to xGEO is planned to be completed within 18 months of receiving approval to proceed.

Mentioned as: FireflyTechnical ProductMar 22, 2024Firefly Aerospace Selected by Defense Innovation Unit to Demonstrate Launch and On-Orbit Services

Firefly operates launch, lunar, and orbital vehicles designed to provide regular, responsive access beyond geosynchronous orbit.

Mentioned as: FireflyTechnical ProductMar 22, 2024Firefly Aerospace Selected by Defense Innovation Unit to Demonstrate Launch and On-Orbit Services

Firefly’s Elytra vehicles are intended to support missions in the region from geosynchronous orbit to the Moon and beyond.

Mentioned as: FireflyTechnical ProductMar 22, 2024Firefly Aerospace Selected by Defense Innovation Unit to Demonstrate Launch and On-Orbit Services

Firefly Aerospace signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Innovation Unit to conduct a trade study on Firefly’s capabilities to rapidly launch Elytra vehicles and support missions beyond geosynchronous orbit (xGEO).

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceTechnical ProductMar 22, 2024Firefly Aerospace Selected by Defense Innovation Unit to Demonstrate Launch and On-Orbit Services
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