Articles from Firefly Aerospace

Built with lightweight composite material, nozzle extensions will lower costs, improve performance, and accelerate rocket engine production

Mission will utilize Firefly’s Elytra vehicle to perform on-demand orbital maneuvers and space domain awareness

All 10 NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) instruments successfully operated on the lunar surface and collected their science data during Blue Ghost Mission 1

“Message in a Booster” mission will launch Lockheed Martin’s technology demonstration spacecraft to low Earth orbit

INCUS to launch on Firefly’s Alpha rocket as early as 2026 from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility

Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander softly touched down in Mare Crisium carrying 10 NASA instruments

VICTUS SOL will be the third U.S. Space Force TacRS mission launched aboard Firefly’s Alpha rocket

Funding to boost workforce development, STEM outreach, and internship opportunities in Central Texas

Following launch vehicle separation, Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander acquired signal and completed on-orbit commissioning

Company’s third lunar mission and fourth NASA CLPS task order utilizes Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander, Elytra Dark orbital vehicle, and a rover to operate six NASA instruments

Firefly prepares to ship Blue Ghost to launch site after successfully completing environmental testing for mission to Mare Crisium with 10 NASA instruments

Ahead of its first mission to the Moon, Firefly closes Series D financing in less than two months

New contract qualifies Firefly to bid on rapid, end-to-end national security demonstrations for SDA

Firefly Aerospace (“Firefly” or “the Company”), a new space leader in launch, spacecraft, and in-space services, today announced that it has appointed Dan Fermon, a veteran operating leader with decades of experience leading teams in highly technical industries and primarily aerospace, to Chief Operating Officer (COO). Mr. Fermon, who has served in this role in an interim capacity since May, will be based in the Company’s corporate headquarters in Cedar Park, Texas.

Firefly Aerospace, a new space leader in launch, spacecraft, and in-space services, announced that its Alpha FLTA002 mission successfully reached orbit and deployed customer payloads, lifting off on October 1 at 12:01am PST from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

On September 2nd, Firefly Aerospace Inc., an emerging provider of economical and dependable launch vehicles, spacecraft, and in-space service, conducted the maiden flight of its Alpha launch vehicle from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.