Volume on! Yesterday we completed a 60 second hot fire test of our full length Miranda engine! All of which was designed, built, and tested at our Rocket Ranch in Briggs, TX.
Firefly Aerospace
Aviation & Aerospace
Cedar Park, Texas 115,659 followers
Enabling our world to launch, land, and orbit in space. Anytime. Anywhere.
About us
As an end-to-end space transportation company, Firefly Aerospace is on a mission to enable our world to launch, land, and operate in space – anywhere, anytime. Our small- to medium-lift launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles provide more affordable, responsive, and reliable space access for government and commercial customers. We achieve this by utilizing advanced carbon composite structures, patented propulsion technologies, and common components across our vehicles that allow us to scale efficiencies, improve reliability, and lift heavier payloads at a lower cost.
- Website
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http://www.fireflyspace.com
External link for Firefly Aerospace
- Industry
- Aviation & Aerospace
- Company size
- 501-1,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Cedar Park, Texas
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2017
- Specialties
- Newspace, Aerospace, Engineering, Launch Vehicle, Spacecraft, and lunar
Locations
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Primary
Cedar Park, Texas, US
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281 County Road 210
Bertram, Texas 78605, US
Employees at Firefly Aerospace
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David Wheeler
General Counsel & Secretary with Private Equity Experience | Space ▪ Aerospace ▪ Industrials | Deep M&A, Commercial & Corporate Expertise
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Stephen Beck
Recruiting Manager
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Jana Spruce
Driving organizational acceleration through culture, teams and trust
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John Termotto
Chief People Officer @ Firefly Aerospace 🚀. Former talent executive with GE Digital, Akamai, AMD.
Updates
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We have a few more integrated #BlueGhost payloads to show before we ship for environmental testing! Next up is the Lunar PlanetVac (LPV) developed by Honeybee Robotics, a Blue Origin Company. LPV will deploy to the Moon’s surface and demonstrate pneumatic sample collection of lunar regolith by collecting and sorting regolith within its sample collection chamber.
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This photo taken during our #FLTA005 Alpha launch captured a tender moment between one of our fireflies and his son as he said. “Your daddy helped build that rocket.” Thank you to all the families behind the scenes supporting our team as we inspire the next generation to dream big. #NoiseOfSummer
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Great way to kick off America's birthday! The Alpha #FLTA005 #NoiseofSummer team completed orbital insertion, payload deployment, second stage relight, and orbital plane change. More here: https://lnkd.in/g22qpcB2
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We were honored to provide a rocket light show to kick off the Fourth of July! Happy Independence Day from our Firefly family to yours. #NoiseOfSummer Photo Credit: Shawn McCormick I Phoenix, Arizona
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That's a wrap for tonight's coverage of Alpha #FLTA005 #NoiseOfSummer. After expected deployment, NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration's CubeSat teams are now awaiting acquisition of signal...AND the Firefly team successfully completed a second stage relight and nominal plane change following deployment. Congratulations to the entire mission team!
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While we coast ahead of payload deployment, let's make some noise for this streak shot of Alpha #FLTA005. Our #NoiseofSummer mission launched from SLD Delta30 at 9:04 pm PDT. Photo Credit: Firefly Aerospace/ Trevor Mahlmann
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Let’s make some noise y’all! We’re T-40 minutes until liftoff of 8 NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration payloads and ready to go live in less than 10 minutes. Tune into the Alpha #FLTA005 #NoiseofSummer broadcast co-hosted with @NASAspaceflight here: https://lnkd.in/gPyXVjGR
Alpha FLTA005 "Noise of Summer"
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We’re less than 2 hours until Alpha #FLTA005 and rocket fueling is well underway. You’ll get a live look of the fuel onboard during our livestream. Get notified when we go live at T-30 minutes here: https://lnkd.in/gPyXVjGR #NoiseOfSummer
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Tonight's Alpha #FLTA005 launch might light up your sky with the jellyfish effect! This happens when the rocket's plume is illuminated in the upper atmosphere by the setting sun. If you're in the southwestern U.S. and catch a glimpse, be sure to tag us in your photos. #NoiseOfSummer