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Firefly Aerospace

US
commercialFounded 2013
United States
www.fireflyspace.com
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The Firefly project was first used by the State of California and the California National Guard in 2019.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralSep 7, 2021Pentagon extends intelligence agency program that helps track wildfires

The Department of Defense approved an extension of Firefly support through September 2022 to allow the National Interagency Fire Center in consultation with the Department of Defense to develop a viable long-term solution for future funding and operation of Firefly.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipSep 6, 2021DoD to extend intelligence agency program that helps track wildfires

The State of California and the California National Guard first used the Firefly tool in 2019.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralSep 6, 2021DoD to extend intelligence agency program that helps track wildfires

Firefly Aerospace’s press kit specified the vehicle was supposed to reach Mach 1 at 67 seconds into flight.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralSep 5, 2021Firefly Alpha failure blamed on premature engine shutdown

Firefly Aerospace is collaborating with the FAA and Space Launch Delta 30 and plans to return to conduct the second Alpha flight as soon as possible.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipSep 5, 2021Firefly Alpha failure blamed on premature engine shutdown

Firefly Aerospace posted a video of the 2021-09-02 Alpha launch on 2021-09-05.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralSep 5, 2021Firefly Alpha failure blamed on premature engine shutdown

Firefly Aerospace obtained a substantial amount of flight data from the Alpha test flight on 2021-09-02.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipSep 3, 2021Firefly’s First Test Flight Lasts More Than Two Minutes, With Successful Liftoff and Progression to Supersonic Speed

Libre Space Foundation’s QUBIK mission was scheduled to launch on Firefly Aerospace’s inaugural Alpha flight on 2021-09-02.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralSep 2, 2021UPDATE: Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha Rocket Explodes After Normal Launch

Firefly exited bankruptcy in 2017 and was renamed Firefly Aerospace.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralSep 2, 2021UPDATE: Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha Rocket Explodes After Normal Launch

Firefly Aerospace’s first launch of its Alpha rocket from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Space Force Base ended in failure when the rocket exploded about two and a half minutes after liftoff on 2021-09-02.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceTechnical ProductSep 2, 2021Firefly Alpha explodes during first launch

Firefly Aerospace scheduled the inaugural launch of its Alpha rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on 2021-09-02 during a four-hour window that opens at 9 p.m. Eastern.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipAug 31, 2021Liquid nitrogen shortage delays Landsat 9 launch

Firefly raised $75,000,000 in May and is beginning design work on the Beta vehicle with propulsion as the immediate focus.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative FinancialAug 30, 2021Small launch vehicles grow up

The Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology developed and manufactured both Tianhui-2 (02) satellites and the Long March 4B rocket.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralAug 26, 2021China launches twin radar satellites for 3D mapping

Rocket Lab is focused in the near term on a series of upcoming Electron launches, including three consecutive launches for geospatial intelligence company BlackSky arranged by Spaceflight starting late 2021-08.

Mentioned as: SpaceflightTechnical ProductAug 26, 2021Rocket Lab closes lower in first day on Nasdaq

Firefly Aerospace is offering the engines it developed for Alpha to external customers.

Mentioned as: firefly aerospaceTechnical ProductAug 24, 2021Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket ready for first launch

Space Foundation’s Space Symposium returned for its 36th Annual meeting following renewed public interest in spaceflight in 2021.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralAug 24, 2021The Space Report 2021: 36th Annual Space Symposium Special Edition Executive Summary

Spaceflight is planning Sherpa missions beyond low Earth orbit to include geostationary orbit and cislunar orbital insertions.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipAug 24, 2021One Hundred Percent Success For SpaceFlight’s SXRS-5 Mission

Spaceflight Inc. achieved 100% mission success for both its primary and secondary missions for SXRS-5.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralAug 24, 2021One Hundred Percent Success For SpaceFlight’s SXRS-5 Mission

Alpha performed a 15-second static fire test on the pad at Vandenberg the day before Firefly set the 2021-09-02 launch date.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipAug 24, 2021Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket ready for first launch

Firefly Aerospace set 2021-09-02 as the date for the first launch of its Alpha rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceTechnical ProductAug 24, 2021Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket ready for first launch
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