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Firefly Aerospace

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commercialFounded 2013
United States
www.fireflyspace.com
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Firefly Space Transport Services and Millennium Space Systems won contracts for the TacRS-3 mission, a space domain awareness small satellite projected to launch in 2023.

Mentioned as: firefly space transport servicesTechnical ProductOct 1, 2022Firefly, Millennium Space selected for U.S. Space Force rapid-launch demonstration

U.S. Space Systems Command selected Firefly Space Transport Services and Millennium Space Systems on 2022-09-30 to conduct a demonstration of a rapid-response space mission to low Earth orbit in 2023.

Mentioned as: firefly space transport servicesTechnical ProductOct 1, 2022Firefly, Millennium Space selected for U.S. Space Force rapid-launch demonstration

Peter Schumacher stated in July 2023 that Firefly would perform one more Alpha launch in 2023 if the second launch was successful, carrying NASA-sponsored cubesats through a Venture Class Launch Services contract won in December 2020.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipOct 1, 2022Firefly’s Alpha rocket reaches orbit on second launch

Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha launch vehicle reached orbit on its second launch on 2023-10-01.

Mentioned as: firefly aerospaceTechnical ProductOct 1, 2022Firefly’s Alpha rocket reaches orbit on second launch

Space Systems Command awarded a launch service task order to Firefly Space Transport Services on 2022-09-29 for a single launch service for the VICTUS NOX mission.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipSep 30, 2022SSC awards space and ground systems task and launch service orders for the VICTUS NOX mission

During Phase 1 of the SpaceWERX STTR program, Kayhan Space will collaborate with Astroscale U.S. engineers and University of Texas at Austin spaceflight researchers and students to deliver an optimized rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) management solution.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipSep 29, 2022A SpaceWERX Orbital Prime contract awarded to Kayhan Space + partners

Firefly has 50 people working full-time on the Blue Ghost lander and the mission passed an integration readiness review in April 2022.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralSep 21, 2022Lander companies prepare to shoot for the moon

Firefly Aerospace won a CLPS award in February 2021 for the Blue Ghost lander, which is scheduled to fly to the moon on a Falcon 9 in 2024.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralSep 21, 2022Lander companies prepare to shoot for the moon

Arkisys announced plans on 2022-09-21 for a spaceflight demonstration of a key technology.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralSep 21, 2022Arkisys’ first flight to demonstrate universal interface adapter

Spaceflight launched 50 payloads in 2021 using three different Sherpa orbital transfer vehicles.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GrowthSep 21, 2022Spaceflight Signs MoU with RFA to Launch its OTVs and Rideshare Payloads in Future Launch Missions

Spaceflight and Rocket Factory Augsburg plan to partner on future launches to provide increased launch flexibility and competitively priced launches to LEO and beyond.

Mentioned as: SpaceflightTechnical ProductSep 21, 2022Spaceflight Signs MoU with RFA to Launch its OTVs and Rideshare Payloads in Future Launch Missions

At the International Astronautical Congress 2022, Spaceflight signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Rocket Factory Augsburg AG for upcoming launches.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipSep 21, 2022Spaceflight Signs MoU with RFA to Launch its OTVs and Rideshare Payloads in Future Launch Missions

Spaceflight previously launched 50 payloads in 2021 from three different Sherpa orbital transfer vehicles.

Mentioned as: spaceflightTechnical ProductSep 19, 2022Rocket Factory Augsburg + Spaceflight sign an MOU for upcoming launches

Spaceflight launched Sherpa-LTC, a chemically propelled orbital transfer vehicle, onboard a SpaceX Starlink mission earlier 2022-09.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralSep 19, 2022Rocket Factory Augsburg + Spaceflight sign an MOU for upcoming launches

Spaceflight Inc. signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Rocket Factory Augsburg AG to fly Sherpa® orbital transfer vehicles and other rideshare payloads on upcoming RFA missions from multiple European launch sites, including facilities in the United Kingdom and French Guiana.

Mentioned as: Spaceflight Inc.Technical ProductSep 19, 2022Rocket Factory Augsburg + Spaceflight sign an MOU for upcoming launches

Firefly Space Transport Services is evaluating reusability for the company’s Alpha vehicle and the future Medium Launch Vehicle to be developed with Northrop Grumman based on business case and customer demand.

Mentioned as: Firefly Space Transport ServicesOrg RelationshipSep 16, 2022Rocket Lab launches Japanese radar imaging satellite on 30th Electron mission

Firefly’s Alpha Flight 2 mission is scheduled to launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base on 2022-09-19.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralSep 14, 2022NASA Selects Firefly as a Launch Provider for Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) Missions

The VADR contract awarded to Firefly is a fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a five-year ordering period and a maximum total value of $300,000,000 across all contracts.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative FinancialSep 14, 2022NASA Selects Firefly as a Launch Provider for Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) Missions

Firefly received a $9,800,000 award for the VCLS Demo 2, which is being prepared for integration and will be flown on Firefly’s Alpha Flight 3 mission planned for later in 2022.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipSep 14, 2022NASA Selects Firefly as a Launch Provider for Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) Missions

Firefly is the only launch vehicle provider in the 500–1,000 kg VADR grouping that has completed development and conducted its first test launch.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralSep 14, 2022NASA Selects Firefly as a Launch Provider for Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) Missions
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