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• Firefly Aerospace to fly Zeno Power radioisotope heating unit on lunar lander mission SpaceNews · 19 Aug 2026 Firefly Aerospace will fly a payload from Zeno Power on an upcoming lunar lander mission to test a radioisotope heat source to enable future missions to survive the lunar night.
• Firefly promote next block of Alpha amid Eclipse progress NASASpaceflight · 16 Aug 2026 Firefly Aerospace is advancing on two fronts this month, pushing development of its next-generation medium-lift…
• Firefly increases vehicle production even as launches lag SpaceNews · 12 Aug 2026 Firefly Aerospace says it is seeing strong interest in its launch vehicles and is ramping up production, but those efforts have yet to translate into an increased launch rate.
• Firefly Aerospace pushes debut of Alpha Block 2 rocket to the fourth quarter of 2026 Spaceflight Now · 11 Aug 2026 During an investor earnings call on Tuesday, Firefly Aerospace CEO Jason Kim said the company now expects to fly a total of three Alpha rockets this year.
• NASA Provides Updates on Moon Base Cargo Landers, Tech Demonstrations NASA · 4 Aug 2026 NASA is making progress in building the Moon Base, which will become a resilient outpost near the Moon’s South Pole for science, technology, and eventual human operations. To advance lunar surface infrastructure developm...
• NASA Awards More Moon Base Science, Previews New Opportunities NASA · 30 Jun 2026 NASA announced Tuesday the selection of three companies to land four new missions on the Moon in late 2028 as part of the agency’s Moon Base Program. Astrobotic, Firefly Aerospace, and Intuitive Machines will deliver NAS...
• Lockheed Martin announces collaboration with Firefly Aerospace and Seagate for off-shore launches Spaceflight Now · 4 May 2026 The announcement comes ahead of Firefly Aerospace’s first quarter earnings call for investors. A timeline for the first ocean-based Alpha rocket launches wasn't announced.
• Seagate Space Signs MOU with Firefly Aerospace to Collaborate on Offshore Launch Infrastructure for Alpha SpaceNews · 6 Apr 2026 St. Petersburg, FL — April 6, 2026 — Seagate Space Corporation announced today a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Firefly Aerospace to collaborate on the development of an offshore launch platform […]
• Firefly Sends off Alpha Block I with FLTA007 Space Scout · 12 Mar 2026 Firefly Aerospace completed a successful return to flight on Wednesday, March 11, bringing their Alpha rocket back online after a mishap in April of last year.
• Firefly Alpha returns to flight SpaceNews · 12 Mar 2026 Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket successfully returned to flight March 11, launching a technology demonstration mission more than 10 months after the rocket’s previous launch failed.
• Firefly Alpha FLTA007 “Stairway to Seven” ready for another launch attempt NASASpaceflight · 9 Mar 2026 Firefly Aerospace is returning its Alpha launch vehicle to flight after a nearly 10-month stand…
• Firefly Alpha FLTA007 “Stairway to Seven” set for launch from California coast NASASpaceflight · 28 Feb 2026 Firefly Aerospace is returning its Alpha launch vehicle to flight after a nearly 10-month stand…
• Firefly Eyes Late February for Return to Flight Space Scout · 27 Feb 2026 Following a mishap in April of 2025, Firefly Aerospace is aiming to return its Alpha rocket to launch on the 28th of February.
• Firefly prepares Alpha Flight 7 stairway to seven mission SpaceDaily · 10 Feb 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 10, 2026 Firefly Aerospace is preparing its next Alpha rocket mission, Flight 7 "Stairway to Seven", as a dedicated return-to-flight test from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Space Force Bas...
• Firefly prepares Alpha Block II upgrade for Flight 8 SpaceDaily · 14 Jan 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2026 Firefly Aerospace has announced a Block II configuration upgrade for its Alpha small launch vehicle, with qualification testing for the new second stage hardware now underway at the comp...
• Firefly to upgrade Alpha rocket to improve reliability SpaceNews · 14 Jan 2026 Firefly Aerospace says it will upgrade its Alpha launch vehicle, making changes intended to improve the reliability of a rocket that has experienced several failures.
• JPL puts Blue Ghost Mission 2 lunar stack through launch stress tests SpaceDaily · 17 Dec 2025 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2025 As Firefly Aerospace plans its next lunar delivery, a full-scale engineering model of its Blue Ghost Mission 2 system has completed vibration and acoustic testing at NASA's Jet Propulsio...
• What a Blast! NASA Langley Begins Plume-Surface Interaction Tests NASA · 9 Dec 2025 In March as Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission-1 landed on the Moon, researchers from NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, employed a novel camera system to capture first-of-its-kind data imagery of t...
• Firefly identifies cause of Alpha booster test failure SpaceNews · 13 Nov 2025 Firefly Aerospace says contamination in a fluid line caused the loss in September of an Alpha first stage being tested for an upcoming launch.
• Firefly Aerospace identifies cause of Alpha test anomaly NASASpaceflight · 12 Nov 2025 Firefly Aerospace has pinpointed a minor hydrocarbon contamination as the root cause of a combustion…
• Firefly Alpha booster destroyed in ground test SpaceNews · 30 Sep 2025 The booster that was to launch the return-to-flight mission of Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket was destroyed in testing Sept. 29, dealing another setback to the vehicle program.
• Ground testing anomaly destroys Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha booster intended for next flight Spaceflight Now · 30 Sep 2025 The anomaly came about a month after the FAA issued a Return to Flight determination for Firefly’s Alpha rockets following an anomaly experienced during Alpha Flight 6 in April.
• Firefly looks to resume Alpha launches soon SpaceNews · 23 Sep 2025 Firefly Aerospace expects to resume Alpha launches in the “coming weeks,” with two flights planned before the end of the year.
• Firefly Aerospace explores launching its Alpha rocket from Japan Spaceflight Now · 20 Aug 2025 If the company moves forward with this possibility, it would present Firefly with a third launch site for its Alpha rockets.
• NASA Selects Firefly for New Artemis Science, Tech Delivery to Moon NASA · 29 Jul 2025 NASA has awarded Firefly Aerospace of Cedar Park, Texas, $176.7 million to deliver two rovers and three scientific instruments to the lunar surface as part of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiat...
• Firefly advances production of Eclipse and Blue Ghost, announces Ocula imaging service NASASpaceflight · 27 Jun 2025 Firefly Aerospace is continuing to make good progress toward the debut of the company’s next-generation…
• Technology safeguards agreement enables Firefly launches from Sweden SpaceNews · 26 Jun 2025 An agreement between the United States and Sweden brings Firefly Aerospace one step closer to launching its Alpha rocket from a Swedish spaceport.
• Firefly announces commercial lunar imagery service SpaceNews · 18 Jun 2025 Firefly Aerospace says it plans to offer a commercial lunar imaging service for use by governments and companies, one that could supplement or replace an existing, but aging, NASA orbiter.
• Firefly Aerospace aims to deploy 1st commercial lunar imaging service Spaceflight Now · 18 Jun 2025 The Ocula imaging service will be built into the Elytra orbital vehicle launching as part of Blue Ghost Mission 2 in 2026.
• Northrop invests $50 million into Firefly for launch vehicle development SpaceNews · 29 May 2025 Northrop Grumman is investing $50 million into Firefly Aerospace to further development of a medium-lift launch vehicle with a new name.
• Firefly Alpha set to launch FLTA006 Message In A Booster mission NASASpaceflight · 26 Apr 2025 Firefly Aerospace is preparing its Alpha small satellite launcher for a flight from Vandenberg Space…
• Firefly Aerospace to launch Lockheed Martin LM400 tech demo satellite on Alpha rocket from Vandenberg Spaceflight Now · 26 Apr 2025 The mission comes after a delay of more than a month due to poor weather, followed by the NRO taking priority on the Western Range. Liftoff is targeting the opening of a roughly one-hour window that begins at 6:37 a.m. P...
• NASA’s Dust Shield Successfully Repels Lunar Regolith on Moon NASA · 27 Mar 2025 NASA’s Electrodynamic Dust Shield (EDS) successfully demonstrated its ability to remove regolith, or lunar dust and dirt, from its various surfaces on the Moon during Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1, which concl...
• NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Views Blue Ghost on Moon’s Surface NASA · 25 Mar 2025 NASA’s LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) imaged Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 lunar lander on the Moon’s surface the afternoon of March 2, not quite 10 hours after the spacecraft landed. The delivery is part...
• Firefly and NASA Cheer Blue Ghost’s Total Success SpacePolicyOnline.com · 20 Mar 2025 Firefly Aerospace’s first mission to the Moon was a complete success according to the company and its customer, NASA. The Blue Ghost Mission-1 (BGM-1) lander operated for the entire 14-days
• NASA Science Continues After Firefly’s First Moon Mission Concludes NASA · 18 Mar 2025 After landing on the Moon with NASA science and technology demonstrations March 2, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 concluded its mission March 16. Analysis of data returned to Earth from the NASA instruments con...
• Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 concludes successful, 14-day mission on the Moon Spaceflight Now · 18 Mar 2025 The lunar operation marks the longest commercial mission on the Moon to date. Firefly Aerospace is in the midst of preparing for its next trip to the Moon, which is set to launch in 2026.
• Reliant Space Supports Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 Lunar Landing SpaceNews · 17 Mar 2025 RESTON, VA, MARCH 11, 2025 – Reliant Space is proud to announce its critical role in supporting Firefly Aerospace’s control room operations for its historic Blue Ghost Mission 1, which […]
• Firefly Aerospace wraps up successful Blue Ghost 1 mission SpaceNews · 17 Mar 2025 Firefly Aerospace says that its Blue Ghost 1 lunar lander mission has ended as expected, completing all its objectives.
• NASA, Firefly Invite Media to Discuss End of Blue Ghost Moon Mission NASA · 17 Mar 2025 NASA and Firefly Aerospace will host a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT Tuesday, March 18, from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to discuss the company’s successful Blue Ghost Mission 1 on the Moon’s surface. Watch th...