Firefly Aerospace is an American private aerospace company headquartered in Cedar Park, Texas, that provides end-to-end space transportation services. They offer small- to medium-lift launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital equipment, focusing on enabling rapid, reliable, and affordable space access for government and commercial customers. The company's mission is to increase access to space and provide diverse space solutions, including launch services, lunar landing, and on-orbit operations.
Firefly is partnering with Kratos on MACH-TB 2.0, utilizing its Alpha launch vehicle to provide responsive, affordable solutions for critical national security hypersonic testing capabilities.
Additional contract covers nearly 120 GB of transit and surface data from Firefly’s historic lunar mission, including first HD images of a solar eclipse and insights into extreme Moon environments.
The telescope system onboard Elytra is capable of capturing up to 0.2-meter resolution of the lunar surface at an altitude of 50 kilometers, further advancing the capabilities of current U.S. orbiters.
Strategic partnership accelerates Firefly Aerospace’s medium-launch Eclipse vehicle, enhancing national security and commercial space access with cutting-edge innovation.
Firefly Aerospace secures Air Force Research Laboratory contract to develop and test a high-performance ceramic matrix composite extension for rocket engine nozzles.
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.
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.
The launch of U.S. Space Force's VICTUS SOL TacRS mission aboard Firefly’s Alpha rocket will enable rapid on-orbit response and flexibility for Combatant Commanders.