| Date | Title | Description |
| 15.11.2024 | Firefly Aerospace Raises $175M in Series D Funding | Firefly Aerospace, a Cedar Park, TX-based end-to-end responsive space services provider, raised $175M in Series D funding.
The round was led by RPM Ventures, AE Industrial Partners, alongside GiantLeap Capital.
The company intends to use th... |
| 14.11.2024 | Launch, the Moon and satellites mark the week in space investments | Firefly Aerospace
RPM Ventures, a new investor, led the launch vehicle and spacecraft maker’s Series D round that fetched $175 million in new capital for efforts to increase production and expand market reach.
Firefly now touts a $2 billion... |
| 12.11.2024 | Space startup Firefly valued at over $2 billion in latest funding round | :Firefly Aerospace has raised $175 million in a late-stage funding round led by RPM Ventures, valuing the space startup at more than $2 billion, it said on Tuesday.
Venture capital firms have been investing strongly in rocket makers and sat... |
| 30.07.2024 | Winners of America Makes’ latest $6M materials project announced | Join the Expert Committee for the 2024 3D Printing Industry Awards to help select the winners!
The National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) and America Makes have announced the recipients of the $6 million Powder Allo... |
| 27.06.2024 | Swedish Space Corporation and Firefly Aerospace to Launch Satellites from Esrange in Sweden | Swedish Space Corporation and Firefly Aerospace to Launch Satellites from Esrange in Sweden
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In collaboration with SSC, Firefly set to become first U.S. company to launch satellites from contin... |
| 23.02.2024 | Two years since Russia’s invasion, Ukraine’s startups soldier on | This weekend marks exactly two years since Russia’s illegal, unprovoked and brutal invasion of Ukraine. Despite overwhelming odds and continued hiccups in the supplies of Western aid to fight off Russia’s onslaught, and the trail of destruc... |
| 21.02.2024 | Firefly algorithm error shortened Lockheed satellite mission | A Firefly software algorithm error caused a Lockheed Martin satellite to malfunction, resulting in a much shorter mission than expected following a botched Alpha launch.
According to Firefly Aerospace’s mission update, the investigation det... |
| 22.12.2023 | Firefly’s Alpha rocket reaches orbit for the fourth time | Firefly Aerospace sent its Alpha rocket to orbit this morning, with the company carrying to space a payload from Lockheed Martin. However, the company has yet to update the public on whether it successfully deployed the satellite to its des... |
| 13.11.2023 | Firefly Aerospace Closes Third Tranche of Series C; Reaches Approx. $300M of Financing to Date | Firefly Aerospace, a Ceder Park, TX-based end-to-end space transportation company, closed a third tranche of its Series C funding.
The round, which brought the total amount to approx. $300M to date, was led by existing investors including A... |
| 06.11.2023 | Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander represents a big bet on a future lunar economy | Travel just north of Austin, Texas, and you might find yourself in startling proximity to a lunar lander.
That’s Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander, a 6.6-foot-tall spacecraft that the company aims to fly next year in an inaugural missio... |
| 18.09.2023 | Max Q: Firefly conquered the night | Hello and welcome back to Max Q!
In this issue:
Firefly Aerospace conquered the night
News from Varda Space and more Firefly and Millennium Space’s Victus Nox mission sets a new record for responsive launch
Firefly Aerospace successfully la... |
| 15.09.2023 | Firefly and Millennium Space’s Victus Nox mission sets a new record for responsive launch | Firefly Aerospace successfully launched a satellite for the U.S. Space Force last night with just 24 hours’ notice, in a record-setting demonstration of rapid launch capabilities for national security missions.
The Space Force gave Firefly ... |
| 05.09.2023 | L3Harris inks three-launch deal on Firefly’s Alpha rocket | Firefly Aerospace inked a new launch agreement with defense prime L3Harris Technologies for three launches on the Alpha rocket in 2026.
Each mission will launch a single satellite manufactured by L3Harris for the U.S. government, part of a ... |
| 30.08.2023 | Firefly and Millennium enter ‘hot standby phase’ for high-stakes Space Force mission | The clock is ticking for Firefly Aerospace and Millennium Space Systems, with the two companies announcing today that they have entered the “hot standby phase” for an orbital mission for the U.S. Space Force.
The exact launch date of the Vi... |
| 15.08.2023 | Integrate raises $3.4M and wins Space Force contract for management software | An artist’s conception shows the Space Systems Command’s SpaceDEN facility. (U.S. Space Force Illustration)
Seattle-based Integrate says it has raised $3.4 million in funding and secured a $1.25 million contract from the U.S. Space Force to... |
| 08.08.2023 | Firefly debuts Elytra orbital transfer vehicle line, with first mission planned for 2024 | Firefly Aerospace debuted a line of orbital vehicles called Elytra on Tuesday, as it looks to become an end-to-end mission services provider for commercial and government customers. The first Elytra will fly on a Firefly Alpha rocket in 202... |
| 12.06.2023 | Max Q: Firefly Aerospace is making moves | Hello and welcome back to Max Q!
In this issue:
Firefly’s making moves with summer launches and a new acquisition
Layoffs at Ursa Major
News from NASA and more Firefly’s making moves
Firefly Aerospace is making moves ahead of what is shapin... |
| 08.06.2023 | Firefly buys Spaceflight Inc. to boost on-orbit services | Firefly Aerospace has acquired launch and in-space transportation service provider Spaceflight Inc. in a bid to expand its on-orbit capabilities for customers.
Firefly did not disclose the terms of the deal, but a company spokesperson confi... |
| 06.06.2023 | Firefly targets August for NASA CubeSat launch | Firefly Aerospace is now targeting August to launch a batch of CubeSats for NASA, rather than July, in what is shaping up to be a busy summer for the small launch company.
Firefly disclosed the new launch window in recent filing with the U.... |
| 22.03.2023 | Firefly Aerospace Completes Risk Reduction Testing for Critical Miranda Engine Components | Firefly’s first Miranda engine chamber hardware for development testing “By leveraging our flight-proven engine architecture and our team’s propulsion expertise, we are conducting a hot fire test in just a few months.” - Bill Weber, CEO of ... |
| 20.03.2023 | Max Q: Maybe next time | Hello and welcome back to Max Q!
In this issue:
An “operational pause” at Virgin Orbit
Behold: New moon suits!
News from Project Kuiper and more At Virgin Orbit, it never should’ve come to a staff furlough
CNBC broke the bombshell news that... |
| 04.05.2021 | Firefly Aerospace raises $75 million Series A round | WASHINGTON — Firefly Aerospace, nearing the first launch of its Alpha rocket, announced May 4 it raised $75 million in a Series A round that values the company at more than $1 billion.
The company said the Series A round was led by DADA Hol... |
| 04.05.2021 | Firefly Aerospace raises $75M Series A at a $1B+ valuation, plus $100M in secondary sale | Firefly Aerospace has raised a total of $175 million, across a $75 million Series A round that valued the company north of $1 billion, and a $100 million secondary transaction which consisted of the sale of holdings held by primary Firefly ... |
| 06.10.2016 | Firefly Space Systems Lays Off Staff and Explores a Possible Sale | Firefly Space Systems, a private aerospace which was developing vehicles to launch small to medium sized satellites to orbit, laid off its staff of 159 employees and is exploring a possible sale of the company, according to a news report in... |
| 14.10.2015 | Firefly Space Systems Lands $5.5 Million NASA Contract | NASA has selected Firefly Space Systems, based in Cedar Park, for a $5.5 million contract to demonstrate a CubeSat launch by March of 2018, according to a news release. |
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| - | Rocket builder Firefly’s new CEO is working ‘maniacally’ to scale launches, spacecraft and moon missions | Jason Kim, the new CEO of rocket and spacecraft builder Firefly Aerospace, said he is “going to work maniacally” to scale the company’s efforts, which range from rocket launches to moon landings.
All of Firefly’s product lines are generatin... |