Firefly Aerospace

What does Firefly Aerospace offer?

Firefly Aerospace's published portfolio separates launch vehicles, Blue Ghost lunar landers and Elytra orbital vehicles. Its homepage describes Alpha and Eclipse under launch, and payload delivery and other services under its in-space offering. These serve distinct mission stages: buying a ride to orbit, delivering a payload to the Moon and obtaining an orbital service require different interfaces and success criteria.

Questions for a shortlist

Name the mission service, payload destination and required schedule. Ask about payload interfaces, integration responsibilities, operations, communications and what counts as successful delivery. Distinguish announced development work from the configuration and service available for your mission. A company-level award is a lead for research; verify which launch, lander or orbital service the customer actually purchased.

At a glance

Location

Cedar Park, Texas, United States

Capabilities

Space systems, Advanced manufacturing, Aerospace systems

Markets

Defense, Space

Responsive launch

Its Alpha rocket launched the U.S. Space Force's VICTUS NOX mission after a 24-hour launch notice in 2023.

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Research related technology sectors

• Advanced Manufacturing
• Propulsion and Hypersonics
• Space and Satellites

What federal contract awards are matched to Firefly Aerospace?

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