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Firefly Aerospace

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commercialFounded 2013
United States
www.fireflyspace.com
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Spaceflight unveiled a Sherpa-NG iteration called Sherpa-ES that is designed to swing around the Moon to deliver payloads to geostationary orbit (GEO).

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipNov 9, 2021Spaceflight to launch 13 payloads on first multi-orbit space tug mission

Spaceflight launched 50 payloads via three orbital transfer vehicles in 2021.

Mentioned as: spaceflightTechnical ProductNov 9, 2021Spaceflight’s First Multi-Destination, 13 Smallsat, Rideshare Mission + Chemical Propulsion OTV Being Readied For Launch By SpaceX

Spaceflight will deploy customer spacecraft to two distinct orbits on SXRS-6 using its chemical-propulsion orbital transfer vehicle Sherpa-LTC1.

Mentioned as: spaceflightTechnical ProductNov 9, 2021Spaceflight’s First Multi-Destination, 13 Smallsat, Rideshare Mission + Chemical Propulsion OTV Being Readied For Launch By SpaceX

Spaceflight launched a total of 50 payloads via three orbital transfer vehicles in 2021.

Mentioned as: spaceflightTechnical ProductNov 9, 2021Spaceflight Inc. readies 13 payloads and chemical propulsion OTV for first multi-destination rideshare mission

Spaceflight executed the first-ever rideshare mission to geostationary transfer orbit that included a lunar lander.

Mentioned as: SpaceflightTechnical ProductNov 9, 2021Spaceflight Inc. readies 13 payloads and chemical propulsion OTV for first multi-destination rideshare mission

Spaceflight is managing the SXRS-6 launch for eight organizations, including returning customers Capella Space, Umbra Space, Lynk Global, Kleos Space, and NASA.

Mentioned as: SpaceflightTechnical ProductNov 9, 2021Spaceflight’s First Multi-Destination, 13 Smallsat, Rideshare Mission + Chemical Propulsion OTV Being Readied For Launch By SpaceX

Firefly completed the Blue Ghost critical design review in preparation for a 2023 mission to deliver ten payloads to the lunar surface for NASA.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipNov 4, 2021Firefly Aerospace Appoints A President For Their STS Subsidiary

Firefly Aerospace develops launch and in-space transportation vehicles intended to provide transportation solutions spanning all cislunar space.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceTechnical ProductNov 4, 2021Firefly Aerospace Appoints A President For Their STS Subsidiary

Firefly launched its first Alpha rocket on 2021-09-02 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipNov 3, 2021Firefly Aerospace hires former Air Force officer to lead space transportation sales

Firefly completed the critical design review for the Blue Ghost lunar lander that will fly in 2023 on a mission for NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative PlanNov 3, 2021Firefly Aerospace hires former Air Force officer to lead space transportation sales

Firefly Aerospace completed NASA’s Critical Design Review of its Blue Ghost lunar lander on 2021-10-25.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipOct 25, 2021Firefly Aerospace is One Step Closer to Landing on the Moon

Kleos Space S.A. has contracted Spaceflight Inc. to provide integration, mission management, and launch services for the Observer Mission cluster (KSF3).

Mentioned as: spaceflight incTechnical ProductOct 20, 2021Fourth Kleos Space Smallsat Cluster Contracts Signed

Spaceflight provided integration, mission management, and launch services for the successful launch of Kleos’ Vigilance Mission satellites on its SXRS-5 mission in June 2021.

Mentioned as: spaceflightTechnical ProductOct 20, 2021Fourth Kleos Space Smallsat Cluster Contracts Signed

Spaceflight’s launch services for Kleos target a 500–600 km sun-synchronous orbit for small satellite payloads.

Mentioned as: SpaceflightTechnical ProductOct 20, 2021Fourth Kleos Space Smallsat Cluster Contracts Signed

ISISPACE and Spaceflight supported Kleos Space's second cluster of satellites that SpaceX's Falcon 9 Transporter-2 mission sent to sun-synchronous orbit on 2021-06-29.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralOct 19, 2021Kleos Space orders reconnaissance satellites for 2022 launch

Kleos Space S.A. has contracted Spaceflight Inc. to provide launch services for its fourth satellite cluster (KSF3) on a SpaceX rideshare launch targeted for mid-2022.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipOct 19, 2021Kleos commits to build and launch fourth satellite cluster

Spaceflight is building out its presence in the space tug market and has plans for a lunar flyby mission that will use an orbital transfer vehicle to place a small satellite into geostationary orbit.

Mentioned as: SpaceflightTechnical ProductOct 19, 2021Germany’s Exolaunch expands overseas for larger share of U.S. launch market

Spaceflight provided integration, mission management, and launch services for Kleos’ Vigilance Mission satellites on its SXRS-5 mission in June 2021.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GrowthOct 19, 2021Kleos commits to build and launch fourth satellite cluster

Spaceflight is based in Seattle, has successfully launched hundreds of satellites, and operates as part of the Mitsui & Co., Ltd. portfolio.

Mentioned as: SpaceflightOrg RelationshipOct 19, 2021Kleos commits to build and launch fourth satellite cluster

ISISPACE and Spaceflight are working on Kleos Space's third cluster, which is on track to launch onboard a Falcon 9 rocket in January 2022.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipOct 19, 2021Kleos Space orders reconnaissance satellites for 2022 launch
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