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Firefly Aerospace Signs Starcloud as Commercial Customer, Demonstrating Data Center Capabilities Around the Moon

Starcloud's SC-1L compute payload to operate onboard Firefly's Elytra spacecraft in lunar orbit, validating capabilities for a future orbital lunar data center *Rendering of Firefly’s Elytra vehicle ...
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Firefly Aerospace Completes New Cleanroom to Accelerate Spacecraft Production

Expanded cleanroom positions Firefly to scale production of its Blue Ghost landers and Elytra orbital vehicles amid growing mission demand *Firefly spacecraft cleanroom ribbon cutting with Ray ...
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Alpha Flight 2 - To The Black

To The Black was Firefly’s second technology demonstration flight. We successfully achieved our primary objective to reach orbit and became one of only a handful of U.S. companies with this ...
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DREAM Program

Firefly Aerospace is on a mission to make space attainable for everyone, including the next generation workforce. As part of this mission, Firefly’s DREAM (Dedicated Research Education Accelerator ...
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Firefly Aerospace Selects Blue Origin’s Honeybee Robotics to Provide Rover for Lunar Mission to Gruithuisen Domes

As part of Firefly’s third mission to the Moon, Blue Origin’s Honeybee Robotics rover will help investigate the composition of the Gruithuisen Gamma Dome “We’re excited to support Firefly’s mission to ...
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Firefly Aerospace Successfully Launches U.S. Space Force VICTUS NOX Responsive Space Mission with 24-Hour Notice

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif, – September 14, 2023 – Firefly Aerospace, an end-to-end space transportation company, today announced the company successfully launched its Alpha rocket and ...
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Firefly Aerospace Successfully Completes 14 Days of Surface Operations on the Moon

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 “After a flawless Moon landing, ...
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Firefly Aerospace Announces Multi-Launch Agreement with Lockheed Martin for 25 Alpha Launches

Cedar Park, Texas, June 5, 2024 – Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, today announced it signed a multi-launch agreement with Lockheed Martin for 25 launches on ...
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Firefly Lights the Way to Lunar Data Services

A year ago today, Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander made history after completing more than 14 days of operations on the Moon. This achievement not only solidified Firefly as the first commercial ...
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Firefly Aerospace Becomes First Commercial Company to Successfully Land on the Moon

Cedar Park, Texas, March 2, 2025 – Firefly Aerospace, the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, today announced its Blue Ghost lunar lander softly touched down on the Moon’s surface in an ...
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Firefly Aerospace Awarded DoD Contract for Responsive On-Orbit Mission with Elytra Spacecraft

Cedar Park, Texas, April 7, 2025 – Firefly Aerospace, the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, today announced it was awarded a contract to perform a responsive on-orbit mission with its ...