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In parallel with rocket development, Firefly launches lunar lander initiative

April 1, 2020 Stephen Clark

A souped-up version of the Israeli Beresheet moon lander built in Texas could be ready to carry NASA science and technology payloads to the lunar surface before the end of 2022, according to officials from Firefly Aerospace.

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Aerojet Rocketdyne, Firefly to collaborate on propulsion

October 28, 2019 Stephen Clark

Firefly Aerospace and Aerojet Rocketdyne have announced a strategic partnership to collaborate on rocket propulsion, an agreement that could lead to Firefly’s use of Aerojet’s AR1 engine in a new medium-lift launcher.

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Firefly to build U.S. version of Israeli Beresheet lunar lander

July 10, 2019 Stephen Clark

Firefly Aerospace, a Texas-based company which is already developing a small satellite launcher, has signed an agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries to build lunar landers in the United States and carry NASA science instruments to the moon, officials announced Tuesday.

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Firefly’s commercial satellite launcher to use Delta 2 pad at Vandenberg

May 2, 2018 Stephen Clark

A commercial rocket under development by Firefly Aerospace will conduct its first orbital test flight in 2019 from a launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California that will become vacant with the retirement of the venerable Delta 2 booster later this year, the company announced Tuesday.

News Headlines

  • Falcon 9 flies from California with 22 Starlink satellites, SpaceX’s 100th launch in 365 days
    December 8, 2023
  • SpaceX sends 23 Starlink satellites to orbit on 90th Falcon launch of 2023
    December 6, 2023
  • Three robotic missions target Moon landings over one week in January
    December 6, 2023
  • SpaceX conducts static fire test ahead of fifth Falcon Heavy launch of 2023
    December 3, 2023
  • SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on Starlink mission
    December 2, 2023
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