Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is an American aerospace company based in Cedar Park, Texas, that develops small- and medium-lift launch vehicles for commercial launches to orbit. The company's stated purpose is to increase access to space, in the manner of other private spaceflight companies. Firefly Aerospace was formed when the assets of the earlier company Firefly Space Systems were acquired by EOS Launcher in March 2017, which was then renamed Firefly Aerospace.
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Agency TypePublicly traded commercial launch vehicle and lunar lander company 1 Founded Year2017 is when the current Firefly Aerospace entity was formed and named; its predecessor Firefly Space Systems began as a startup in January 2014 and went bankrupt before its assets were acquired and renamed in 2017. Headquarters Connections
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Firefly Alpha is Firefly Aerospace's small-satellite launch vehicle.
Source Encyclopedia Astronautica
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Wikimedia Foundationen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly_Aerospace, lead paragraph, sentence 2
Firefly develops small- and medium-lift launch vehicles for commercial launches to orbit.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly_Aerospace, lead paragraph, sentence 1
Firefly Aerospace, Inc. (Firefly) is an American aerospace firm based in Cedar Park, Texas.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly_Aerospace, lead paragraph, sentence 3
The 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.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly_Aerospace, infobox field key_people
Jason Kim (CEO)
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Operates: Firefly Alpha, Encyclopedia Astronautica: Firefly Alpha entry
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