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Firefly Aerospace

US
commercialFounded 2013
United States
www.fireflyspace.com
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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

The Spaceflight Sherpa-LTE1 orbital transfer vehicle launched on 2021-06-30 from SpaceX’s Transporter-2 mission at Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipAug 24, 2021Astra’s Apollo Fusion Thruster Ignites on First Attempt in Orbit with Spaceflight

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

Firefly Aerospace plans to expand its components business to include composite-overwrapped pressure vessels.

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

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

In May, Collins Aerospace and Houston Airports planned a 120,000-square-foot facility to support spaceflight applications.

Mentioned as: spaceflightNarrative GeneralAug 23, 2021Collins Aerospace to provide life support for privately run LEO outpost

Intuitive Machines partnered with Spaceflight Inc. to provide secondary rideshare services on the IM-2 South Pole Mission.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralAug 22, 2021Intuitive Machines Partners With SpaceFlight To Provide Secondary Rideshare Services On Their Upcoming IM-2 South Pole Mission

Since February 2020, Spaceflight’s US-based team has managed 12 missions.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceTechnical ProductAug 19, 2021Upcoming Spaceflight missions demonstrate the company’s achievements despite COVID-19 challenges

Of the 12 missions Spaceflight’s US-based team managed since February 2020, seven launched outside the United States from facilities in French Guiana, India, and New Zealand.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralAug 19, 2021Upcoming Spaceflight missions demonstrate the company’s achievements despite COVID-19 challenges

Spaceflight Inc. is managing three consecutive dedicated Rocket Lab launches for its customer BlackSky.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralAug 19, 2021Upcoming Spaceflight missions demonstrate the company’s achievements despite COVID-19 challenges

Momentus, Exolaunch, and Spaceflight are developing orbital transfer vehicles that provide post-separation delivery of satellites to different orbits.

Mentioned as: SpaceflightOrg RelationshipAug 19, 2021National security launch in transition as Space Force waits for Vulcan

Spaceflight’s first of the three launches, RL-8, is Rocket Lab’s vehicle coined “Love At First Insight” and is slated to launch the last week of August from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand.

Mentioned as: SpaceflightOrg RelationshipAug 19, 2021Upcoming Spaceflight missions demonstrate the company’s achievements despite COVID-19 challenges

Spaceflight’s launches RL-10 and RL-11 will follow RL-8 in subsequent weeks.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative PlanAug 19, 2021Upcoming Spaceflight missions demonstrate the company’s achievements despite COVID-19 challenges

Kleos Space used Spaceflight Inc. to support the launches of its scouting satellites.

Mentioned as: Spaceflight Inc.Technical ProductAug 19, 2021Upcoming Spaceflight missions demonstrate the company’s achievements despite COVID-19 challenges

Spaceflight supported the deployment of 113 spacecraft from organizations in 11 countries since February 2020.

Mentioned as: spaceflightTechnical ProductAug 19, 2021Upcoming Spaceflight missions demonstrate the company’s achievements despite COVID-19 challenges

Spaceflight is preparing the inaugural flight of Sherpa-LTC1, its chemical propulsive orbital transfer vehicle, on SpaceX’s Transporter-3 mission scheduled to launch no earlier than December 2021.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralAug 18, 2021Spaceflight Now Managing 3 Consecutive Rocket Lab Launches For BlackSky

One of the experiments on the Spaceborne Computer-2 involved genomics to understand the impact of spaceflight on astronauts.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralAug 18, 2021Spaceborne Computer-2 shows results on space station

Firefly Aerospace will offer the engines it developed for its Alpha vehicle to external customers.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralAug 18, 2021Firefly hires former SpaceX, Blue Origin engineer as COO

Firefly Aerospace named Lauren Lyons chief operating officer on 2021-08-17.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceTechnical ProductAug 18, 2021Firefly hires former SpaceX, Blue Origin engineer as COO

Since February 2020 Spaceflight’s U.S.-based team has managed twelve missions, seven of which launched outside the United States from facilities in French Guiana, India, and New Zealand.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralAug 18, 2021Spaceflight Now Managing 3 Consecutive Rocket Lab Launches For BlackSky
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