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Firefly Aerospace

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commercialFounded 2013
United States
www.fireflyspace.com
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The Tianwen-1 mission builds on technologies and capabilities developed through China’s Chang’e lunar program and draws on head-shielding and parachute expertise from Shenzhou human spaceflight efforts.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralJun 27, 2021China’s Zhurong rover returns landing footage and sounds from Mars

Virgin Galactic announced on 2021-06-25 that the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation updated its existing launch license for SpaceShipTwo to allow the company to fly spaceflight participants in addition to crew.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipJun 25, 2021Virgin Galactic cleared to fly customers on SpaceShipTwo

Astro Digital began offering a suite of services to address technical, financial, and regulatory challenges associated with spaceflight in 2018.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralJun 24, 2021Software-as-a-Service model takes the space sector by storm

Spaceflight will launch 36 customer payloads on SXRS-5, including six microsatellites, 29 cubesats, and one hosted payload.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipJun 24, 2021Spaceflight to launch two OTVs on SpaceX’s Transporter-2

Spaceflight will launch two Sherpa on‑orbit transfer vehicles on the Transporter-2 mission, including the industry’s first electric propulsion OTV.

Mentioned as: spaceflightTechnical ProductJun 24, 2021Spaceflight to launch two OTVs on SpaceX’s Transporter-2

AGH University of Science and Technology won 2nd place in the SDL awards and received a $750 prize for the SHREAMP payload demonstrating effects of sedation on invertebrates during spaceflight.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative FinancialJun 20, 2021The Winners Of The 2021 Virtual Spaceport America Cup Winners Announced

Spaceflight will coordinate the Aurora launch as one of 36 payloads on the SpaceX Transporter-2 rideshare mission occurring on 2021-06-24, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Base in Florida.

Mentioned as: SpaceflightTechnical ProductJun 15, 2021Orbital Sidekick’s Hyperspectral Imaging Aurora Satellite Scheduled For Launch From Cape Canaveral

Cluster 3 is scheduled to launch as early as June aboard Spaceflight Inc.’s SXRS-5 mission.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralJun 8, 2021HawkEye 360’s third Cluster of next-gen satellites arrive at launch site

Cluster 3 is scheduled to launch as early as June 2021 aboard Spaceflight Inc.’s SXRS-5 mission.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipJun 7, 2021HawkEye 360’s Third Cluster of Next-Gen Satellites Arrive at Launch Site

Spaceflight’s next-generation Sherpa orbital transfer vehicle program is intentionally built with modular plug-and-play subsystems to offer customers flexibility and customization.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralJun 7, 2021Innovative Modular Design For Spaceflight’s Sherpa OTV To Debut With The SpaceX Transporter-2 Mission

The 36 payloads on Spaceflight’s SXRS-5 mission include six microsatellites, 29 cubesat smallsats, and one hosted payload for 14 organizations from seven countries.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceTechnical ProductJun 7, 2021Innovative Modular Design For Spaceflight’s Sherpa OTV To Debut With The SpaceX Transporter-2 Mission

Spaceflight’s SXRS-5 mission is scheduled to launch two Sherpa OTVs on SpaceX’s Transporter-2 launch.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralJun 7, 2021Innovative Modular Design For Spaceflight’s Sherpa OTV To Debut With The SpaceX Transporter-2 Mission

Spaceflight purchased three ESPA ports for the SXRS-5 mission and is managing launch integration and mission management services for 36 payloads.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralJun 7, 2021Innovative Modular Design For Spaceflight’s Sherpa OTV To Debut With The SpaceX Transporter-2 Mission

Kleos Space dispatched a cluster of four Polar Vigilance Mission satellites (KSF1) from Delft in the Netherlands to Cape Canaveral for a launch onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 under a rideshare contract with Spaceflight Inc no earlier than June 2021.

Mentioned as: Spaceflight IncTechnical ProductJun 4, 2021Kleos Polar Vigilance Mission Satellites dispatched to Cape Canaveral for Launch

Virgin Galactic completed its third spaceflight on Saturday, 2021-05-22.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralMay 31, 2021Virgin Galactic Completes Their Third Human Spaceflight From Spaceport America

VSS Unity's Unity21 flight was the third spaceflight launched from Spaceport America.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GrowthMay 23, 2021Virgin Galactic’s First Human Spaceflight From Spaceport America, New Mexico

The Tianwen-1 mission built on technologies and capabilities developed through China’s Chang’e lunar program and Shenzhou human spaceflight efforts.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralMay 22, 2021Zhurong rover rolls onto Martian surface a week after landing

Firefly Aerospace Inc. awarded a contract to SpaceX to launch its Blue Ghost lunar lander in 2023.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralMay 20, 2021Firefly Aerospace Awards Contract to SpaceX to Launch Blue Ghost Mission to Moon in 2023

The Alpha launch vehicle is not powerful enough to send Blue Ghost to the moon, requiring Firefly to purchase a launch from another provider.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralMay 20, 2021Firefly selects SpaceX to launch its lunar lander

Firefly selected SpaceX’s Falcon 9 to launch Blue Ghost.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralMay 20, 2021Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Mission To Be Launched By SpaceX
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