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Firefly Aerospace

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commercialFounded 2013
United States
www.fireflyspace.com
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Firefly Aerospace performed the first launch of its Alpha launch vehicle in September 2021.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralApr 19, 2022AE Industrial Partners Leads $75 Million Series B Growth Equity Investment in Firefly Aerospace, a Leading Provider of Launch and In-Space Vehicles

The transaction values Firefly Aerospace above its May 2021 Series A valuation of more than $1,000,000,000.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative FinancialApr 19, 2022AE Industrial Partners Leads $75 Million Series B Growth Equity Investment in Firefly Aerospace, a Leading Provider of Launch and In-Space Vehicles

AE Industrial Partners led a $75,000,000 Series B financing round in Firefly Aerospace.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipApr 19, 2022AE Industrial Partners Leads $75 Million Series B Growth Equity Investment in Firefly Aerospace, a Leading Provider of Launch and In-Space Vehicles

The UK Space Agency leads the United Kingdom’s spaceflight program that kicked off in 2018 to position the UK as a leading destination for small satellite launch.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralApr 18, 2022Op-ed | Putting Britain back in the business of launch

The 2021-11-15 Russian ASAT test produced a debris cloud that will endanger orbiting satellites and human spaceflight for years to come.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative PlanApr 18, 2022U.S. declares ban on anti-satellite missile tests, calls for other nations to join

The UK Space Agency provided £40 million in industry grant funding over the past four years to grow the UK’s spaceflight capability.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative FinancialApr 18, 2022Op-ed | Putting Britain back in the business of launch

The Apollo Constellation Engine was successfully demonstrated on a Sherpa tug operated by Spaceflight during summer 2021.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralApr 12, 2022Astra wins order for electric thrusters from LeoStella

The leaders of the House Science Committee have requested the Biden administration to withdraw a proposed rule regarding commercial spaceflight investigations.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralApr 10, 2022House committee leaders ask White House to withdraw proposed NTSB regulations on commercial launch investigations

Concerns were raised that the proposed NTSB regulations could create a chilling effect on the commercial spaceflight industry.

Mentioned as: spaceflightNarrative FinancialApr 10, 2022House committee leaders ask White House to withdraw proposed NTSB regulations on commercial launch investigations

Reps. Johnson and Lucas argued that the NTSB exceeded its authority by proposing to take a role in commercial spaceflight investigations.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralApr 10, 2022House committee leaders ask White House to withdraw proposed NTSB regulations on commercial launch investigations

Electron will deploy 34 payloads from Alba Orbital, Astrix Astronautics, Aurora Propulsion Technologies, E-Space, Unseenlabs, and Swarm Technologies via global launch services provider Spaceflight Inc.

Mentioned as: Spaceflight Inc.Org RelationshipApr 6, 2022Rocket Lab Planning The First Mid-Air Helicopter Capture Of The Electron Rocket During The Company’s Next Mission “There + Back Again”

The Halcyon Avant propulsion system is scheduled to fly for the first time on a Spaceflight Sherpa-LTC orbital transfer vehicle scheduled to launch later 2022 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralApr 5, 2022Benchmark to triple production capacity to meet demand

Blue Origin completed its fourth human spaceflight and 20th overall flight of New Shepard on 2022-03-31.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipMar 31, 2022Blue Origin Successfully Completes Fourth Human Spaceflight

Mark Vande Hei set the American record for the longest single spaceflight, exceeding Scott Kelly’s 340-day record from 2015–2016.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralMar 30, 2022Soyuz returns astronaut and cosmonauts from space station

Pujiang-1 was developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology and was dedicated to promoting smart city construction after its 2015 launch on a Long March 11.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipMar 29, 2022China launches first Long March rocket with solid boosters

The May 2021 $75,000,000 Series A round valued Firefly Aerospace at more than $1,000,000,000.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative FinancialMar 23, 2022Firefly raises $75 million as it prepares for second launch

Astrocast and Spaceflight partnered to launch an additional five smallsats on Spaceflight’s SXRS-5 mission in January 2021.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralMar 23, 2022Spaceflight + Astrocast Extend Their Smallsat IoT Constellation Launch Contract

AE Industrial Partners led the $75,000,000 Series B round in Firefly Aerospace on 2022-03-22.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipMar 23, 2022Firefly raises $75 million as it prepares for second launch

In February 2020, Astrocast and Spaceflight signed a multi-launch agreement for the launch of 10 additional IoT smallsats representing Astrocast’s sixth launch booked with Spaceflight.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralMar 23, 2022Spaceflight + Astrocast Extend Their Smallsat IoT Constellation Launch Contract

Spaceflight planned approximately 20 missions across its portfolio of launch vehicle partners in 2022.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralMar 23, 2022Spaceflight + Astrocast Extend Their Smallsat IoT Constellation Launch Contract
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