Firefly Aerospace has been awarded a contract to perform a responsive on-orbit mission with the company’s Elytra spacecraft in support of the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) Defense Innovation Unit […]
Firefly Aerospace
FireFly Alpha Message in a Booster on hold launch to be determined
The projection of a Sunday launch of FireFly Alpha’s Message in a Booster has come and gone with no statement issued as to a new date. There is a possibility […]
Firefly Alpha’s Message in a Booster now booked for Sunday launch
The following is a statement issued on Vandenberg Rocket Launches Facebook page. Firefly Alpha’s delay due to strong winds still waiting for window to launch Firefly Alpha from Firefly Aerospace […]
Firefly Alpha’s delay due to strong winds still waiting for window to launch
Firefly Alpha from Firefly Aerospace is scheduled to launch on March 26 from Space Launch Complex 2W at Vandenberg SFB at 6:37 – 8:17 am PDT, at a cost of […]
Three launches remain on schedule for Wednesday, so far
Three launches from three different agencies and locations are still scheduled for tomorrow: Rocket Lab, SpaceX and Firefly Rocket Lab’s launch for OroraTech’s “Finding Hot Wildfires Near You” SpaceX to […]
Firefly Alpha is ready to launch FLTA006 (Message in a Booster) on Wednesday
Firefly Alpha from Firefly Aerospace will launch on March 26 from Space Launch Complex 2W at Vandenberg SFB at 6:37 – 8:17 am PDT, at a cost of $15 million. […]
Firefly Aerospace completes 14 days of surface operations on the Moon
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 Firefly Aerospace has met 100 percent […]
Firefly Aerospace ready to launch Alpha FLTA006 for Lockheed Martin’s LM 400 Spacecraft
“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 […]
Firefly Aerospace awarded NASA contract to launch INCUS mission from Wallops
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 […]
Vulcan Wireless assists U.S. return to the Moon after 52 years with record-breaking lunar communications on Blue Ghost Mission 1
Vulcan Wireless assists the United States returning to the Moon after 52 years! Vulcan Wireless played a critical role in the successful lunar landing and operation of Blue Ghost Mission […]