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Firefly Aerospace

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commercialFounded 2013
United States
www.fireflyspace.com
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Firefly’s DREAM (Dedicated Research Education Accelerator Mission) program was established in 2019 to encourage students to develop an interest in STEM.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralMar 6, 2024Firefly Aerospace Announces Second Round of DREAM Payload Awardees

Firefly Aerospace selected three educational payloads to launch aboard its Alpha rocket as early as 2025.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralMar 6, 2024Firefly Aerospace Announces Second Round of DREAM Payload Awardees

Firefly Aerospace’s request for proposals for 2026 DREAM payloads will open in 2025.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative PlanMar 6, 2024Firefly Aerospace Announces Second Round of DREAM Payload Awardees

CASC’s Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) proposed a 4.0-meter-diameter launcher that would be able to launch up to 6,500 kg to 700-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit and would use engines developed by commercial engine maker Jiuzhou Yunjian.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipMar 5, 2024China to debut large reusable rockets in 2025 and 2026

The STS-2 mission inspired the author’s lifelong obsession with spaceflight.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralMar 4, 2024Ode to Engle and Truly

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket was scheduled to launch Dragon’s eighth operational human spaceflight mission (Crew-8) to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipMar 2, 2024UPDATE 2: Scrubbed SpaceX’s launch of NASA’s astronauts due to bad weather

Firefly Aerospace increased its manufacturing space at Briggs from 92,000 to 207,000 square feet.

Mentioned as: firefly aerospaceNarrative GeneralFeb 29, 2024Firefly Aerospace Expands its Briggs, Texas Facilities to Support Medium Launch Vehicle

Firefly Aerospace’s 7-axis robotic powermill can rotate rocket barrels up to 5.5 m (5.49 m) in diameter and includes a built-in dust collection system.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralFeb 29, 2024Firefly Aerospace Expands its Briggs, Texas Facilities to Support Medium Launch Vehicle

Michael Reed Barratt completed his second spaceflight as a crew member of STS-133 in March 2011 with a last flight date of 02/24/2011.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralFeb 29, 2024UPDATE 1: SpaceX’s new date for launch of NASA’s astronauts

Firefly Aerospace expanded its Cedar Park headquarters with a mezzanine to accommodate nearly twice as many employees.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceTechnical ProductFeb 29, 2024Firefly Aerospace Expands its Briggs, Texas Facilities to Support Medium Launch Vehicle

India plans to conduct a first uncrewed orbital test flight for its Gaganyaan human spaceflight program in July 2024.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative PlanFeb 29, 2024India targets uncrewed Gaganyaan orbital test mission in July, crewed flight in 2025

Firefly Aerospace built a new higher-thrust engine stand at Briggs to test the Miranda and Vira engines with up to 104,326 kg of thrust.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceTechnical ProductFeb 29, 2024Firefly Aerospace Expands its Briggs, Texas Facilities to Support Medium Launch Vehicle

Firefly Aerospace now operates six test stands at its Briggs, Texas location.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceTechnical ProductFeb 29, 2024Firefly Aerospace Expands its Briggs, Texas Facilities to Support Medium Launch Vehicle

Firefly Aerospace’s automated fiber placement machine is being used to produce barrels, domes, and other composite structures for the first stage of Antares 330 and both stages of the Medium Launch Vehicle.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceTechnical ProductFeb 29, 2024Firefly Aerospace Expands its Briggs, Texas Facilities to Support Medium Launch Vehicle

Firefly Aerospace installed state-of-the-art machinery at Briggs to support production of Northrop Grumman’s Antares 330 and the Medium Launch Vehicle that Firefly and Northrop Grumman are co-developing.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralFeb 29, 2024Firefly Aerospace Expands its Briggs, Texas Facilities to Support Medium Launch Vehicle

Firefly Aerospace’s automated fiber placement machine was used to build the company’s first carbon composite barrel for Medium Launch Vehicle development testing.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceTechnical ProductFeb 29, 2024Firefly Aerospace Expands its Briggs, Texas Facilities to Support Medium Launch Vehicle

Firefly Aerospace’s 7-axis robotic powermill can rotate rocket barrels up to 5.5 m (5.49 m) in diameter and includes a built-in dust collection system.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralFeb 28, 2024Firefly Aerospace Doubles Facilities in Briggs, Texas to Support Medium Launch Vehicle

Firefly Aerospace is supporting production of Northrop Grumman’s Antares 330 and the Medium Launch Vehicle (MLV) that Firefly and Northrop Grumman are co-developing.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralFeb 28, 2024Firefly Aerospace Doubles Facilities in Briggs, Texas to Support Medium Launch Vehicle

Firefly Aerospace more than doubled the size of its Briggs manufacturing facilities from 92,000 to 207,000 square feet.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceTechnical ProductFeb 28, 2024Firefly Aerospace Doubles Facilities in Briggs, Texas to Support Medium Launch Vehicle

Firefly Aerospace used the AFP machine to build its first carbon composite barrel for MLV development testing.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceTechnical ProductFeb 28, 2024Firefly Aerospace Doubles Facilities in Briggs, Texas to Support Medium Launch Vehicle
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