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Firefly Aerospace

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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.

Facts
Agency Type
Publicly traded commercial launch vehicle and lunar lander company 1
Founded Year
2017 1
2017 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
Cedar Park, Texas 1
Head
Jason Kim (CEO) 1
Firefly Aerospace
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Firefly Alpha

Firefly Aerospace
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Operates

Firefly Alpha, Launch Vehicles

Firefly Alpha is Firefly Aerospace's small-satellite launch vehicle.

Source Encyclopedia Astronautica
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Firefly Aerospace

Also in Business Atlas: the same subject.

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United States

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is located.

Sources
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia Foundationen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly_Aerospace, infobox field key_people
Quote, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly_Aerospace, infobox field key_people
Jason Kim (CEO)
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Wikipedia: Firefly Aerospace
  • en.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.
  • In Group: Active Commercial Orbital Launch Providers, lead section
    Firefly develops small- and medium-lift launch vehicles for commercial launches to orbit.
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Encyclopedia Astronautica
Operates: Firefly Alpha, Encyclopedia Astronautica: Firefly Alpha entry
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