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Firefly Aerospace

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commercialFounded 2013
United States
www.fireflyspace.com
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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

Firefly Aerospace is using the AFP machine to fabricate carbon composite structures including barrels and domes for the first stage of Antares 330 and both stages of MLV.

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

Firefly Aerospace expanded its Cedar Park, Texas spacecraft facility with two new mission operations centers to support an increasing number of launch, lunar, and on-orbit missions.

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

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

Mentioned as: firefly aerospaceTechnical ProductFeb 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

The µSTAR-250’s spaceflight-proven software and algorithms use the Pyramid Code for star identification and deliver real-time quaternion output.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralFeb 27, 2024Millennium Space Systems awards contract to Voyager Space for star trackers

NASA selected Sierra Lobo Inc. of Fremont, Ohio to support spaceflight hardware design, development, testing, and operations at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland.

Mentioned as: spaceflightTechnical ProductFeb 25, 2024NASA awards Sierra Lobo the spaceflight development, operations contract maximum potential of $282.1 million

Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha upper stage experienced a software glitch that prevented it from completing a second burn during the 2023-12-22 Fly the Lightning mission.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipFeb 20, 2024Software problem blamed for Firefly Alpha mishap

Axiom Space signed a memorandum of understanding with the European Space Agency and the UK Space Agency in 2023 to explore future human spaceflight opportunities.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralFeb 12, 2024Ax-3 Astronauts Conclude All-European Commercial Mission with Successful Splashdown

Dr. Noguchi has received multiple awards, including two NASA Spaceflight medals and two NASA Distinguished Public Service Medals.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralFeb 10, 2024Former JAXA astronaut joins Voyager Space advisory board USA

Voyager Space has over 35 years of spaceflight heritage and over 2,000 successful missions.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralFeb 10, 2024Former JAXA astronaut joins Voyager Space advisory board USA

Voyager Space has over 35 years of spaceflight heritage and more than 2,000 successful missions.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralFeb 8, 2024Voyager Space + Palantir to advance national security capabilities in commercial space

Firefly Aerospace launched the Victus Nox mission for the U.S. Space Force on 2023-09-14, successfully placing a satellite built by Millennium Space into orbit.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipFeb 2, 2024Firefly to continue responsive launch operations for future Alpha missions

Antares 330 will replace the Ukrainian-built first stage and Russian engines of the earlier Antares 230 with a new first stage built by Firefly using Miranda engines.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipFeb 2, 2024Firefly to continue responsive launch operations for future Alpha missions

The MLV will follow Antares 330 and will replace the Northrop-built solid-fuel second stage with a second stage developed by Firefly using a vacuum-optimized Miranda engine and a five-meter payload fairing developed by Northrop Grumman.

Mentioned as: fireflyTechnical ProductFeb 2, 2024Firefly to continue responsive launch operations for future Alpha missions

The payload went to the wrong orbit following an upper stage problem with the Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket that launched the mission on 2023-12-22.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralJan 31, 2024Lockheed Martin’s misplaced satellite to fall back to Earth next month

The Antares 330 replaces the Ukrainian-built first stage and Russian-manufactured engines with a stage and engines produced by Firefly Aerospace.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralJan 30, 2024Falcon 9 launches Cygnus cargo spacecraft to space station

Northrop procured three Falcon 9 launches for Cygnus while it works with Firefly Aerospace on the Antares 330 rocket.

Mentioned as: firefly aerospaceTechnical ProductJan 30, 2024Falcon 9 launches Cygnus cargo spacecraft to space station

Firefly will support a responsive on-orbit mission for the National Reconnaissance Office onboard its Elytra vehicle in 2024.

Mentioned as: FireflyTechnical ProductJan 29, 2024Firefly Aerospace Selected by NRO as Launch Provider with Alpha Rocket

Virgin Galactic completed its first spaceflight of 2024 and its 11th mission to date.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralJan 29, 2024Virgin Galactic Successfully Completes 11th Spaceflight Mission
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