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Firefly Aerospace

US
commercialFounded 2013
United States
www.fireflyspace.com
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Spaceflight planned approximately 10 launches in 2021 combining ESPA-class OTV missions, traditional rideshare missions, and dedicated missions.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralMay 4, 2021Spaceflight Preps Four Rocket Lab Electron Launches For BlackSky

Firefly Aerospace sought to raise $350,000,000 to fund the ramp-up of its operations over the next five years and to develop a larger, medium-class launch vehicle.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipMay 4, 2021Firefly Aerospace raises $75 million Series A round

Firefly Aerospace split its fundraising into two separate rounds, with a larger round expected to be $300,000,000 that could be raised later 2021.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceTechnical ProductMay 4, 2021Firefly Aerospace raises $75 million Series A round

Spaceflight managed BlackSky payloads on Rocket Lab’s "Make It Rain" and "Look Ma, No Hands" missions in 2019.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralMay 4, 2021Spaceflight Preps Four Rocket Lab Electron Launches For BlackSky

Firefly Aerospace raised $75,000,000 in a Series A round on 2021-05-04 that values the company at more than $1,000,000,000.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipMay 4, 2021Firefly Aerospace raises $75 million Series A round

Spaceflight managed BlackSky payloads on the SSO-A dedicated Falcon 9 rideshare mission in 2018.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralMay 4, 2021Spaceflight Preps Four Rocket Lab Electron Launches For BlackSky

Noosphere Ventures sold $100,000,000 of its Firefly holdings to some of the Series A investors through secondary transactions.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative FinancialMay 4, 2021Firefly Aerospace raises $75 million Series A round

Dragonfly Aerospace plans to produce small satellites that could be launched by Firefly Aerospace.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralApr 28, 2021Max Polyakov buys Dragonfly Aerospace to fill out integrated space strategy

The KSF1 Polar Vigilance Mission satellites are scheduled to launch in mid-2021 under a rideshare contract with Spaceflight Inc.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipApr 23, 2021The Integration Readiness Review is Successfully Passed By Kleos For Their Polar Vigilance Smallsats

China approved Project 921 in 1992 to develop human spaceflight capabilities.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceTechnical ProductApr 23, 2021China rolls out Long March 5B rocket for space station launch

Spaceflight has successfully launched more than 350 customer payloads across 37 launches on eight different launch vehicles, including Falcon 9, Electron, PSLV, and Vega.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralApr 22, 2021OQ Technology Signs Spaceflight For Multiple Launches

OQ Technology is planning an additional launch of one satellite and is working with Spaceflight to manage that launch.

Mentioned as: SpaceflightOrg RelationshipApr 22, 2021OQ Technology Signs Spaceflight For Multiple Launches

The Spaceflight agreement includes an option for Spaceflight to arrange the launch of a second batch of OQ Technology satellites earmarked for the end of 2022 or the start of 2023 to improve capacity and latency.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipApr 22, 2021OQ Technology secures launches for propriety satellites as connected device market ramps up

OQ Technology signed an agreement with Spaceflight Inc. to procure launch capacity and provide associated launch and integration services for OQ Technology’s first batch of six satellites from a planned constellation of more than 60 spacecraft.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipApr 22, 2021OQ Technology Signs Spaceflight For Multiple Launches

OQ Technology has signed a multi-launch deal with rideshare specialist Spaceflight to launch its own small satellites.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralApr 22, 2021OQ Technology secures launches for propriety satellites as connected device market ramps up

Two years after Noosphere founded EOSDA in 2015, Max Polyakov acquired Firefly Aerospace out of bankruptcy.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralApr 20, 2021Noosphere Ventures aims to build an integrated space powerhouse: Q&A with managing partner Max Polyakov

Firefly Aerospace is seeking to raise $350,000,000 to accelerate its development.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceTechnical ProductApr 20, 2021Noosphere Ventures aims to build an integrated space powerhouse: Q&A with managing partner Max Polyakov

Firefly Aerospace has contracts with NASA to deliver a suite of 10 science investigations and technology demonstrations to the Moon in 2023.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceOrg RelationshipApr 20, 2021Noosphere Ventures aims to build an integrated space powerhouse: Q&A with managing partner Max Polyakov

Firefly Aerospace plans to conduct its first orbital launch later 2021.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative PlanApr 20, 2021Noosphere Ventures aims to build an integrated space powerhouse: Q&A with managing partner Max Polyakov

A 2018 Trump administration policy directive ordered transfer of civil and commercial spaceflight safety responsibilities to the Department of Commerce.

Mentioned as: Firefly AerospaceNarrative GeneralApr 20, 2021Congested orbits a top concern for U.S. Space Command
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