Firefly - Alpha

Firefly Aerospace Inc. (“Firefly”) is an American end-to-end space transportation company committed to providing economical and convenient access to space for small payloads through the design, manufacture, and operation of reliable launch and spacecraft vehicles.

Firefly’s launch vehicles utilize common technologies, manufacturing infrastructure, and launch capabilities, providing LEO launch solutions for up to ten metric tons of payload. Combined with Firefly’s in-space vehicles, such as the Space Utility Vehicle (SUV) and Blue Ghost Lunar Lander, Firefly provides the space industry with a single source for missions from LEO to the surface of the Moon or beyond.

• Firefly Aerospace pushes back first launch to 2020, 2019-09-05.
• Firefly, through its government services subsidiary Firefly Black, received a $9.8 million contract for Mission Two.
• Three companies win NASA small launch contracts, 2020-12-12.
• VCLS Demo 2 Source Selection Statement.
• A look at Firefly Aerospace, and the ups and downs of this plucky NewSpace launch startup, Intergalactic Scribe, Jeff Davis.
• Firefly Aerospace Announces Strategic Acquisition of Spaceflight Inc. to Bolster On-Orbit Services (2023-06-08).
• Firefly’s DREAM (Dedicated Research Education Accelerator Mission) program was established to encourage students to dream big and develop an interest in STEM by providing students with access to excess payload capacity on our Alpha launch vehicle.
• Firefly Aerospace Considers $1.5 Billion Sale Amid Space Industry Consolidation, Space Impulse, 2024-05-22
• Firefly Aerospace Announces Multi-Launch Agreement with Lockheed Martin for 25 Alpha Launches through 2029. This agreement commits Lockheed Martin to 15 launch reservations and 10 optional launches, 2024-06-05.