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| Industry | Aerospace |
|---|---|
| Founded | March 2017 |
| Founder | Tom Markusic |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Jason Kim (CEO) |
| Products | Alpha (small-lift launch vehicle) MLV (medium-lift launch vehicle) Blue Ghost (lunar lander) Elytra (space tug) |
Number of employees | 750 |
| Website | fireflyspace |
Firefly Aerospace[1][2] is an American private aerospace firm based in Cedar Park, Texas, that develops small and medium launch vehicles for commercial launches to orbit.[3] The company completed its $75 million Series A investment round in May 2021, which was led by DADA Holdings.[4] The current company was formed when the assets of the former company Firefly Space Systems were acquired by EOS Launcher in March 2017, which was then renamed Firefly Aerospace. Firefly's stated purpose is to increase access to space,[5] similar to other private spaceflight companies.
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- ^ Matisse, Nathan (April 3, 2018). "Staring at Firefly Aerospace's hot rocket-engine flames in a Texas pasture". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on March 17, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ^ "Texas-based Firefly makes small and medium launch vehicles for commercial launches to orbit. Its small-launch vehicle". Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ "Firefly Completes Oversubscribed $75M Series A and $100M Secondary Transaction". Firefly Aerospace. May 5, 2021. Archived from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ^ Hutchinson, Lee (November 30, 2014). "Firefly Space Systems charges full-speed toward low Earth orbit". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on December 3, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.