Firefly Aerospace

📢 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡: U.S. Space Force Awards $𝟵𝟴𝟭 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 Space Test & Training Contracts to 15 Companies - $Rocket Lab(RKLB.US) $Redwire(RDW.US) $Firefly Aerospace(FLY.US) $L3Harris Tech(LHX.US) $ViaSat(VSAT.US)

👉 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀:

➤ U.S. Space Force awards contracts with a ceiling value of $𝟵𝟴𝟭 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻.

➤ 𝟭𝟱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 selected under a multiple-award IDIQ contract.

➤ Contract supports 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, and 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 capabilities.

➤ Work includes 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 and 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 engineering activities.

➤ Performance is scheduled through 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟵, 𝟮𝟬𝟯𝟮.

➤ 𝟮𝟬 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀 were received through a competitive acquisition.

➤ No funds are obligated at the time of contract award.

➤ Major awardees include 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻, 𝗕𝗼𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗟𝟯𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘀, 𝗥𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝗯, 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝘆 𝗔𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲, 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗿𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗶𝗮𝘀𝗮𝘁.

👉 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀:

➤ Expands U.S. capabilities for 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 and operational readiness.

➤ Creates long-term contracting opportunities across the 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 and 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 sector.

➤ Positions participating companies to compete for future task orders through 𝟮𝟬𝟯𝟮.

➤ Highlights continued U.S. investment in next-generation 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 and national security.

📢 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐈𝐍: $Firefly Aerospace(FLY.US) Firefly Aerospace Wins $144 Million NASA Lunar Mission Contract

👉 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬:

➤ 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐲 𝐀𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 secured a 𝐔𝐒$𝟏𝟒𝟒 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 NASA CLPS contract.

➤ Contract marks Firefly's 𝐬𝐢𝐱𝐭𝐡 contracted lunar mission to date.

➤ Mission is targeted to 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟖 using the Blue Ghost lunar lander.

➤ Firefly aims to complete the mission in 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝟐 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬, half the Mission 1 timeline.

➤ Blue Ghost will deliver 𝟑 𝐍𝐀𝐒𝐀 science instruments to the Moon's near side.

➤ Firefly is leveraging 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟏 flight data to improve lander performance and production.

➤ Company plans to increase from 𝐨𝐧𝐞 to 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞 lunar missions annually.

➤ Future missions include the Moon's 𝐟𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞, 𝐆𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬, and 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐞.

👉 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐈𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬:

➤ NASA's continued awards validate Firefly's 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐫 delivery capabilities.

➤ Faster mission turnaround could accelerate 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬 and long-term Moon exploration.

➤ Expanding production supports Firefly's growth in the 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 market.

👉 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭:

➤ "This latest mission award will help prove that commercial lunar delivery can be rapid, repeatable, and reliable – exactly what's needed to enable a permanent lunar presence and support NASA's Moon Base initiative and Artemis program. With amplified demand signal from NASA and commercial customers, Firefly extended our growth strategy from one annual Moon landing to multiple a year. We're now utilizing our proven lander, operational maturity, and expanded production capacity to meet this demand." — 𝐉𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐊𝐢𝐦, CEO of Firefly Aerospace.

➤ "We're not reinventing the wheel with each mission. We've templated our Blue Ghost design to cut our lunar delivery time in half, and we're not stopping there. We'll continue to improve that timeline as we scale up spacecraft production, execute on multiple missions, and apply lessons learned from each mission." — 𝐑𝐚𝐲 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡, Vice President of Spacecraft at Firefly Aerospace