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SSC + Firefly planning orbital launch from Esrange following TSA signing between Sweden + U.S.

June 26, 2025

Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) and Firefly Aerospace are moving closer to a historic first satellite launch from Esrange Space Center in Kiruna, Sweden, following a Technology Safeguards Agreement (TSA) that […]

Filed Under: Alpha Rocket, Esrange Space Center, Firefly Aerospace, News, SmallSat, smallsats, Sweden, Swedish Space Corp. (SSC), Technology Safeguards Agreement (TSA)

Firefly Aerospace’s launch of Lockheed Martin’s FLTA006 Message in a Booster mission is ‘to be determined’

April 17, 2025

Firefly Aerospace’s launch of Lockheed Martin’s FLTA006 (Message in a Booster) from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, California, is yet to be determined. Alpha FLTA006 is the second mission […]

Filed Under: Aerospace, Agreement, Agreement, Alpha Missions (FIrefly), Alpha Rocket, Business Moves, Firefly Aerospace, LM 400 (LMC), Lockheed Martin, Low Earth Orbit (LEO), MEO, Multi-Launch Agreement, Multi-Mission, Multiple Launch Agreement (MLA), Payloads, Satellite Buses, Vandenberg SFB

Firefly Aerospace ready to launch Alpha FLTA006 for Lockheed Martin’s LM 400 Spacecraft

March 5, 2025

“Message in a Booster” mission will launch Lockheed Martin’s technology demonstration spacecraft to low Earth orbit Following a successful rocket static fire test, Firefly Aerospace, Inc. has announced the company’s […]

Filed Under: Alpha Missions (FIrefly), Alpha Rocket, Firefly Aerospace, LEO, LEO Missions, LM 400 (LMC), Lockheed Martin, Mission Scheduling, Multi-Launch Agreement, News, Satellite Scheduling, SmallSat, Smallsat Bus, Smallsat Contract, Smallsat Demo Mission, Smallsat Deployment, Smallsat Launch, Smallsat Launch Vehicles, Smallsat Missions, Smallsat Payloads, smallsats Tagged With: Featured

Firefly Aerospace awarded NASA contract to launch INCUS mission from Wallops

March 4, 2025

Firefly Aerospace has been awarded a fixed-price NASA’s Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) contract for a dedicated Alpha launch of the agency’s Investigation of Convective Updrafts (INCUS) mission […]

Filed Under: Alpha Missions (FIrefly), Alpha Rocket, Business Moves, Contracts, Firefly Aerospace, Launch Contract, NASA, NASA VADR, News, VADR Launch Services Contract, Wallops Flight Facility (NASA)

True Anomaly’s multi-launch agreement with Firefly Aerospace to launch Jackal autonomous orbital vehicle for U.S.S.F.

October 24, 2024

Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, and space defense technology company True Anomaly, Inc., today announced a multi-launch agreement for three responsive launch missions aboard Firefly’s Alpha rocket. […]

Filed Under: Alpha Missions (FIrefly), Alpha Rocket, Autonomous Orbital Vehicle, Firefly Aerospace, Jackal, Jackal Autonomous Orbital Vehicle (AOV), LEO / MEO, Military, Military Smallsats, Multi-Launch Agreement, News, SmallSat, SmallSat Builds, Smallsat Bus, Smallsat Calibration, Smallsat Components, Smallsat Constellation, Smallsat Contract, Smallsat Demo Mission, SmallSat Design, Smallsat Development, Smallsat Fleet, Smallsat Form Factors, Smallsat In-Orbit Demonstration (IOD), Smallsat Launch, Smallsat Launch Vehicles, Smallsat Manufacturing, Smallsat Markets, Smallsat Missions, Smallsat Modeling, Smallsat Payloads, Smallsat Propulsion, smallsats, Space Systems Command, Space Systems Command, Tactically Responsive Space Challenge (TacRS), True Anomaly, U.S. Space Systems Command, United States Space Force (USSF), United States Space Systems Command, Vandenberg SFB, VICTUS HAZE

Firefly Aerospace’s second multi-launch agreement with L3Harris for up to 20 Alpha launches

August 8, 2024

Firefly Aerospace, Inc., a full service space transportation company, signed a multi-launch agreement with L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) for up to 20 launches on Firefly’s Alpha rocket, including two to […]

Filed Under: Agreement, Alpha Missions (FIrefly), Alpha Rocket, Business Moves, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Firefly Aerospace, L3Harris Technologies, Launch Services Agreement (LSA), Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Multi-Launch Agreement, Production, Production Facility, smallsats, Vandenberg SFB

NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative ELaNa 43 mission scrubbed twice by Firefly Aerospace and now set for July 3rd

July 2, 2024

NASA is readying for the launch of several small satellites to space, built with the help of students, educators, and researchers from across the country, as part of the agency’s […]

Filed Under: Alpha Rocket, Cubesats, Firefly Aerospace, Launch Abort, Launch Facilities, Low Earth Orbit (LEO), NASA, smallsats, Vandenberg SFB Tagged With: Featured

Firefly Aerospace adds Alpha Launch capability on Wallops Island, Virginia

June 25, 2024

Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, is adding an Alpha launch capability at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) on Wallops Island, Virginia. In support of Firefly’s responsive space […]

Filed Under: Alpha Missions (FIrefly), Alpha Rocket, Firefly Aerospace, Launch Facilities, LEO, SmallSat, Smallsat Launch, Smallsat Launch Vehicles, Smallsat Manufacturing, Smallsat Markets, Smallsat Payloads, smallsats, Wallops Island, Wallops Launch Complex Tagged With: Featured

Firefly Aerospace announces multi-launch agreement with Lockheed Martin

June 6, 2024

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. has signed a multi-launch agreement with Lockheed Martin for 25 launches on Firefly’s Alpha rocket through 2029. This agreement commits Lockheed Martin to 15 launch reservations and 10 […]

Filed Under: Alpha Missions (FIrefly), Alpha Rocket, Business Moves, Contracts, Firefly Aerospace, LEO, LEO Payloads, Lockheed Martin, Lockheed Martin Space, Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Multi-Launch Agreement, News, SmallSat, Smallsat Launch, Smallsat Launch Vehicles, Vandenberg SFB Tagged With: Featured

Firefly Aerospace selected by National Reconnaissance Office as launch provider with Alpha Rocket

January 28, 2024

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. has been selected by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) to serve as a launch provider with the firm’s Firefly’s Alpha rocket. As part of the NRO’s Streamlined […]

Filed Under: Alpha Rocket, Cape Canaveral SFS, Firefly Aerospace, Launch, Launch Agreement, Launch Contract, Launch Facilities, Launch Pad, Launch Providers, Launch Services, Launch Support, Launch Systems, Launch Vehicle, Launcher, Launchers, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), National Security Space Launch, News, SmallSat, Vandenberg SFB Tagged With: Featured

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