Firefly Aerospace

Extracted Attributes

• Type

  Private Aerospace Company

• Mission

  Increase access to space

• Products

  Small- and medium-lift launch vehicles (Alpha), spacecraft (Blue Ghost lunar lander, Elytra vehicle), in-space services

• Headquarters

  Cedar Park, Texas, United States

• Funding (Series A)

  $75 million

• Number of Employees

  150

• Re-establishment Date

  2017-03-01

• Advertised Alpha Launch Price

  US$15 million

• Launch Vehicle (Alpha) Payload Capacity to LEO

  1,030 kg

• Launch Vehicle (Alpha) Payload Capacity to SSO

  630 kg

• Original Inception Date (Firefly Space Systems)

  2014-01-01

Timeline

• Original inception of Firefly Space Systems (predecessor to Firefly Aerospace). (Source: Wikidata)

  2014-01-01

• Assets of Firefly Space Systems acquired by EOS Launcher, and the company was re-created and renamed Firefly Aerospace. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBpedia, Web Search Results)

  2017-03-01

• Selected by NASA for a Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) contract. (Source: Web Search Results)

  2018-11-29

• Executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Airbus Defence and Space to develop new space launch solutions. (Source: Web Search Results)

  2019-03-19

• Secured $75 million in Series A funding, led by DADA Holdings. (Source: Summary, DBpedia)

  2021-05-01

• Former NASA Administrator James Bridenstine joined the Company's Advisory Board. (Source: Web Search Results)

  2022-10-24

Firefly Aerospace

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is an American private aerospace firm based in Cedar Park, Texas, that develops small- and medium-lift launch vehicles for commercial launches to orbit. The current company was formed when the assets of the former company Firefly Space Systems were acquired by EOS Launcher in March 2017, which was then renamed Firefly Aerospace. Firefly's stated purpose is to increase access to space, similar to other private spaceflight companies.

Web Search Results

• Firefly Aerospace - Wikipedia

  Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is an American private aerospace firm based in Cedar Park, Texas, that develops small- and medium-lift launch vehicles for commercial launches to orbit. The current company was formed when the assets of the former company Firefly Space Systems were acquired by EOS Launcher in March 2017, which was then renamed Firefly Aerospace. Firefly's stated purpose is to increase access to space, similar to other private spaceflight companies. ## History ### Firefly Space Systems [...] The Alpha vehicle developed by Firefly Aerospace is an expendable launch vehicle capable of lifting 1,030 kg (2,270 lb) to low Earth orbit and 630 kg (1,390 lb) to Sun-synchronous orbit. Firefly's advertised launch price is US$15 million. Alpha is designed to compete with vehicles like Rocket Lab's Electron, ISRO's PSLV, ABL SS's RS1 "RS1 (rocket)"), and Northrop Grumman's Pegasus. It uses four Reaver engines on its first stage and one Lightning engine on its second, with a lightweight carbon [...] After going bankrupt and being liquidated in March 2017, the company was re-created as Firefly Aerospace by Noosphere Ventures, who bought out the assets of former Firefly Space Systems. The owner of Noosphere Ventures, Max Polyakov, committed to fully fund Firefly through at least its first two launches. The plans for engine development were significantly altered by the new management, and the revised Alpha vehicle design featured a pump-fed engine[failed verification] and removed the

• Latest News & Social Updates - Firefly Aerospace

  March 19, 2019 CEDAR PARK, Texas, March 19, 2019– Firefly Aerospace, Inc. (Firefly), a provider of economical and dependable launch vehicles, spacecraft and in-space services, announced today the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus) to develop new space launch solutions for Airbus customers. “Firefly is pleased to enter into an MOU… Image 87 Press Release [...] CEDAR PARK, Texas,Oct. 24, 2022/PRNewswire/ —Firefly Aerospace(“Firefly” or “the Company”), a new space leader in launch, spacecraft, and in-space services, announced today that former NASA Administrator James Bridenstine, who led the space agency in advancing its aeronautics, science and space exploration objectives, will be joining the Company’s Advisory Board, effective immediately. “We’re honored to welcome Jim,… Image 57 Press Release [...] CEDAR PARK, Texas,Nov. 29, 2018/PRNewswire/ — Firefly Aerospace, Inc. (Firefly), a provider of economical and dependable launch vehicles, spacecraft and in-space services, announced today that they have been selected by NASA for award of a Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) contract. The principal purpose of NASA’s CLPS program is to acquire end-to-end commercial payload services… Image 91 Press Release

• Firefly Aerospace Inc - Company Profile and News - Bloomberg

  operates as a space and defense technology company . The Company designs, develops, and deploys launch vehicles and spacecraft solutions for the space domain. Firefly Aerospace serves national security, government, and commercial customers worldwide.

• Firefly Aerospace: Home

  Upcoming Missions. Firefly's upcoming Alpha launches include missions for Lockheed Martin, the U.S. Space Force, L3Harris, NASA, and more . We're concurrently working multiple missions to the Moon with our Blue Ghost lander and several on-orbit missions with our Elytra vehicle.

• Blue Ghost Mission 1 - Firefly Aerospace

  The Electrodynamic Dust Shield (EDS) is an active dust mitigation technology that uses electric fields to move dust from surfaces and to prevent dust accumulation on surfaces. The EDS, which can lift, transport, and remove particles from surfaces with no moving parts, will be demonstrated for the first time on the lunar surface. This technology will show the feasibility of self-cleaning glass and thermal radiator surfaces. In addition to dust removal, the EDS will apply lunar dust to these [...] Standing 2 m (6.6 ft) tall and 3.5 m (11.5 ft) wide, Blue Ghost is designed for stability with shock absorbing feet, a low center of mass, and a wide footprint. Blue Ghost’s core components, including the panels, struts, legs, harnesses, avionics, batteries, and thrusters, were built using many of the same flight-proven technologies common to all of Firefly’s launch and orbital vehicles, enabling lower costs and improved reliability. Download Infographic Previous Blue Ghost ---------- [...] NASA Kennedy Space Center

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• Country

  United States

• Employees

  150

• Instance Of

  Q4830453

• Headquarters

  Cedar Park

• Inception Date

  1/1/2014

Firefly Aerospace is an American private aerospace firm based in Austin, Texas, that develops launch vehicles for commercial launches to orbit. The company completed its $75 million Series A investment round in May 2021, which was led by DADA Holdings. The current company was formed when the assets of the former company Firefly Space Systems were acquired by EOS Launcher in March 2017, which was then renamed Firefly Aerospace. Firefly's purported purpose is to increase access to space, similar to other NewSpace organizations.