Polaris Intelligence
Polaris
Intelligence
AboutNational IntelligenceOrganizationsProductsMissionsSpacecraftConstellationsForecastsLatest Information
Explore
© Polaris Intelligence 2026Admin

Firefly Aerospace

US
commercialFounded 2013
United States
www.fireflyspace.com
Admin Edit

All verified mentions of this organization in source documents.

In December 2025, New Shepard carried the first woman who uses a wheelchair on a spaceflight.

Mentioned as: spaceflightNarrative GeneralFeb 1, 2026ブルーオリジン、「ニューシェパード」による有人観光飛行を2年間停止へ–月への輸送に集中

After the Shenzhou-15 mission, Zhang Lu received the Spaceflight Merit Medal (Third Class) and the honorary title of hero taikonaut.

Mentioned as: spaceflightTechnical ProductFeb 1, 2026Shenzhou-21 Taikonauts Conduct Health Related Experiments and Tests

NASA maintains sustained budgets for the lunar Gateway and surface systems and has decades of experience managing long-duration human spaceflight missions.

Mentioned as: spaceflightTechnical ProductJan 31, 2026The Perception War: How Artemis II Could Win the Race Without Landing

Purpose-built spaceports are transitioning from conceptual proposals to operational facilities with passenger processing, mission control, and regulatory compliance infrastructure tailored for commercial human spaceflight.

Mentioned as: spaceflightTechnical ProductJan 30, 2026Rapid Growth in Space Tourism Fueled by Commercial Space Travel: Report

Multiple Chinese companies are aspiring to enter the commercial human spaceflight (space tourism) market.

Mentioned as: spaceflightNarrative GeneralJan 30, 2026I was planning to comment on it while clearing backlogs for my Chinese spaceflight news thread now, and look what happened. Will we see billionaires going to China for their rides? (other Chinese companies are aspiring to go into the market too but they are the most credible one)

There is no administrative process for commercial crewed spaceflight in China.

Mentioned as: spaceflightNarrative GeneralJan 30, 2026Re:Lihong in context of the New Shepard cancellation Deep Blue and Interstellor are meme, especially later (shell company tied to Jiutian weixing and led by a TV presenter), also there's no administrative process for commercial crewed spaceflight in China

New Shepard is the first reusable spaceflight system to vertically land.

Mentioned as: spaceflightNarrative GeneralJan 30, 2026That's...highly unexpected given the last flight was 8 days ago. (also condolences to the guy who missed out NS-38 due to illness)

Reusable launch vehicle systems are fundamentally altering the economic equation of human spaceflight by distributing development expenses across multiple missions.

Mentioned as: spaceflightTechnical ProductJan 30, 2026Rapid Growth in Space Tourism Fueled by Commercial Space Travel: Report

Advanced spacecraft safety systems are enhancing consumer confidence through improved reliability protocols for commercial human spaceflight.

Mentioned as: spaceflightTechnical ProductJan 30, 2026Rapid Growth in Space Tourism Fueled by Commercial Space Travel: Report

China's human spaceflight agency opened public voting on January 30, 2026 for mission logos for 2026 missions.

Mentioned as: spaceflightTechnical ProductJan 30, 2026China's human spaceflight agency has opened voting for mission logos for 2026 missions. Here are the 10 candidates for the Mengzhou mission, variously showing Mengzhou, the CZ-10A and Tiangong.

Philip Hover-Smoot previously served in senior executive roles at Spaceflight and Momentus.

Mentioned as: spaceflightNarrative GovernanceJan 29, 2026First Professional Orbital Sport to be Launched by Atlas Cup

Voyager Technologies and Firefly Aerospace completed large space IPOs in 2025.

Mentioned as: firefly aerospaceNarrative GeneralJan 29, 2026Latest News

The MELSP experiment aimed to track how spaceflight conditions influence microbial growth, enzyme activity, and overall melanin yield compared to standard laboratory conditions on Earth.

Mentioned as: spaceflightNarrative GrowthJan 29, 2026Space Station study maps hurdles for microbial manufacturing in orbit

The upgraded twin solid rocket boosters are the largest and most powerful solid rocket boosters ever flown on a human spaceflight mission.

Mentioned as: spaceflightTechnical ProductJan 29, 2026Northrop Grumman Boosters Set For First Crewed Lunar Voyage Of Artemis Era

Spaceflight was acquired by Firefly Aerospace.

Mentioned as: firefly aerospaceNarrative GeneralJan 29, 2026First Professional Orbital Sport to be Launched by Atlas Cup

The engineered cells continued to express the components needed for melanin biosynthesis but struggled to import and channel tyrosine through the pathway under spaceflight conditions.

Mentioned as: spaceflightNarrative GeneralJan 29, 2026Space Station study maps hurdles for microbial manufacturing in orbit

Collicott and Mizzi will conduct real-time experiments on fluid behavior in zero gravity to advance spaceflight design, fuel management, and future long-duration space missions.

Mentioned as: spaceflightNarrative PlanJan 29, 2026In-space manufacturing, quantum projects part of all-Boilermaker suborbital spaceflight

Orbit2Orbit will act as the payload integration layer across multiple spaceflight platforms under the MoU.

Mentioned as: spaceflightTechnical ProductJan 28, 2026Stratoship alliance charts staged path for smallsat payloads

NASA contracted Airbus, marking the first time a non‑U.S. company was tasked to build a critical element for a U.S. human spaceflight mission.

Mentioned as: spaceflightTechnical ProductJan 27, 2026La industria espacial española, una pieza tecnológica clave en la misión Artemis II

Voyager Technologies offers one-stop mission management and access-to-orbit services to help customers move from concept to spaceflight with speed, reliability, and scale.

Mentioned as: spaceflightTechnical ProductJan 27, 2026Microgravity-Enabled Drug Discovery Enabled by Voyager
Page7of108