Spaceflight Inc.’s engineers work on a Sherpa-LTE orbital transfer vehicle. (Spaceflight Inc. Photo) Texas-based Firefly Aerospace says it has acquired Bellevue, Wash.-based Spaceflight Inc. and will shift the operation’s focus from satellite rideshare logistics to its line of orbital transfer vehicles. Firefly says the strategic acquisition will add to its […]
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WASHINGTON — Firefly Aerospace announced June 8 it has acquired Spaceflight Inc., adding its satellite transportation services to its portfolio of launch vehicles and spacecraft. In a statement announcing the acquisition, Firefly said acquiring Spaceflight would help it offer “end-to-end” space transportation services, which includes the Alpha launch vehicle, Blue […]
WASHINGTON — Firefly Aerospace has hired a former U.S. Air Force officer to lead a rebranded subsidiary responsible for sales of its launch vehicles and other capabilities to government and commercial customers. Firefly announced Nov. 3 that it hired Jason Mello to be president of Firefly Space Transportation Services (STS), […]
COLORADO SPRINGS — Firefly Aerospace is ready to make its first orbital launch attempt next week as the company balances a transition to operations with plans to develop new rockets and spacecraft. Firefly announced Aug. 19 that it had set a Sept. 2 date for the first launch of its […]
SpaceX launches its first super heavy-lift Starship SN8 rocket during a test. Gene Blevins/Reuters SpaceX has been awarded a contract by Texas-based aerospace firm Firefly. The task order requires SpaceX to launch Firefly’s Blue Ghost moon lander in 2023. The lander will be propelled into space by a Falcon 9 […]
WASHINGTON — Firefly Aerospace, nearing the first launch of its Alpha rocket, announced May 4 it raised $75 million in a Series A round that values the company at more than $1 billion. The company said the Series A round was led by DADA Holdings, with participating from Astera Institute, […]
WASHINGTON — Astrobotic has signed a contract with SpaceX for the launch of its Griffin lunar lander, carrying a NASA lunar rover, on a Falcon Heavy in 2023. Astrobotic announced April 13 that it selected SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy for its Griffin Mission 1 lunar lander mission, which will deliver the […]
WASHINGTON — NASA is looking at options to move up the launch of a small lunar orbiter mission, illustrating the challenges the agency faces as it seeks to make greater use of rideshare launch opportunities. The Lunar Trailblazer spacecraft is an orbiter equipped with a spectrometer and thermal mapper to […]