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Firefly Aerospace

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commercialFounded 2013
United States
www.fireflyspace.com
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SpiderOak's advancements aim to secure military, commercial, and civil spaceflight operations through remote software deployment.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralAug 31, 2023SpiderOak Successfully Demonstrates OrbitSecure on International Space Station

Firefly Aerospace and Millennium Space Systems completed multiple rehearsals that included packing and delivering a satellite mockup to Firefly's integration facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base to practice all launch operations within a prescribed 24-hour period.

Mentioned as: fireflyTechnical ProductAug 31, 2023Firefly Aerospace and Millennium Space Systems Stand Ready for SSC's Responsive Space Mission

SpiderOak's demonstration opens potential to secure data-intensive operations in space, including in-space manufacturing and commercial human spaceflight.

Mentioned as: spaceflightNarrative GeneralAug 31, 2023SpiderOak Successfully Demonstrates OrbitSecure on International Space Station

Firefly Aerospace will have 24 hours after receiving the launch notice to update trajectory and guidance software, encapsulate the payload, transport it to the pad, mate it to Alpha, and stand ready to launch at the first available window.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative PlanAug 31, 2023Firefly Aerospace and Millennium Space Systems Stand Ready for SSC's Responsive Space Mission

Firefly Aerospace and Millennium Space Systems completed multiple rehearsals that included packing and delivering a satellite mockup to Firefly’s integration facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base to practice launch operations within the prescribed 24-hour window.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipAug 30, 2023Firefly ready for call-up to launch military ‘responsive space’ mission

Firefly and Millennium completed multiple rehearsals for VICTUS NOX that included packing and delivering a satellite mockup to Firefly’s integration facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base to practice launch operations within a 24-hour timeframe.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipAug 30, 2023Firefly Aerospace and Millennium Space Systems Stand Ready for Responsive U.S. Space Force Mission

After receiving the launch notice Firefly Aerospace will have 24 hours to update trajectory and guidance software, encapsulate the payload, transport it to the pad, mate it to the Alpha vehicle, and stand ready to launch at the first available window.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative PlanAug 30, 2023Firefly ready for call-up to launch military ‘responsive space’ mission

Following the 'Galactic 03' spaceflight, the customers on board will become Virgin Galactic astronauts 014, 015, and 016.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralAug 30, 2023Forrester’s Digest: Virgin Galactic established their next sub-orbital launch date — plus Could Garmin be expanding their satellite SOS biz?

The U.S. Space Force plans to launch a responsive space mission called Victus Nox 2023 featuring a small satellite built by Millennium Space that will launch on a Firefly Aerospace rocket.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipAug 25, 2023Defense Innovation Unit to sponsor a rapid response space mission

Spaceflight bought an entire Falcon 9 for its SSO-A dedicated rideshare mission in 2018.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipAug 25, 2023Rideshare industry adapting to a changing smallsat market

SpaceX informed rideshare customers in March 2022 that it would no longer work with Spaceflight beyond missions already manifested.

Mentioned as: SpaceflightOrg RelationshipAug 25, 2023Rideshare industry adapting to a changing smallsat market

Spaceflight arranged launches for hundreds of smallsats on more than 50 launches using vehicles including Astra’s Rocket 3.3, India’s PSLV, and SpaceX’s Falcon 9.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralAug 25, 2023Rideshare industry adapting to a changing smallsat market

Firefly Aerospace acquired Spaceflight on 2023-06-08 for an undisclosed sum.

Mentioned as: spaceflightNarrative GeneralAug 25, 2023Rideshare industry adapting to a changing smallsat market

Space Safari funded a tactically responsive space experiment last year and awarded launch contracts to Firefly Aerospace and Millennium Space for a mission on 24 hours’ notice.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralAug 24, 2023Space Force to seek industry ideas for rapid deployment of satellites

The technology of spaceflight has advanced dramatically in recent years.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralAug 21, 20231569 and 2023

Upon launching on Alpha, Firefly’s Elytra vehicle will use the FANTM-RiDE dispenser to first deploy commercial rideshare payloads in Sun-synchronous orbit.

Mentioned as: FireflyTechnical ProductAug 11, 2023Firefly Aerospace and Xtenti Collaborate to Conduct Responsive Space Demonstration Mission

Elytra is designed, manufactured, and tested in-house by Firefly Aerospace.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralAug 10, 2023Firefly Aerospace Showcases New Elytra Orbital Vehicles with Enhanced On-Orbit Mobility

Firefly Aerospace’s first Elytra mission is scheduled to launch in 2024 aboard Firefly’s Alpha vehicle.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralAug 8, 2023Firefly Aerospace Debuts Elytra Orbital Vehicles with Enhanced On-Orbit Mobility and Services

Elytra is designed, manufactured, and tested in-house by Firefly Aerospace.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralAug 8, 2023Firefly Aerospace Debuts Elytra Orbital Vehicles with Enhanced On-Orbit Mobility and Services

The NRO mission is scheduled to launch on a Firefly Alpha launch vehicle in 2024.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralAug 8, 2023NRO to conduct responsive space mission with Firefly and Xtenti
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