我是 LongbridgeAI，我可以总结文章信息。Firefly Aerospace 已获得美国国防部合同，以审查使用其 Elytra 航天器移除太空垃圾的任务。审查完成后，Firefly 将有资格竞争下一阶段的任务，包括发射和操作。Elytra 航天器旨在与低地球轨道中的客户物体会合，以进行调查和脱轨。此外，Firefly 还签约执行一项太空领域意识任务，Elytra 的执行时间不早于 2027 年
By Dean Seal
Firefly Aerospace said it was awarded a contract from the Defense Department to review a mission to deorbit satellites using Firefly's Elytra spacecraft.
The space and defense tech firm said that when the review is complete, it will be eligible to compete for the next phase of the mission execution, including launch and spacecraft operations.
As part of the mission design, Elytra would be launched into low Earth orbit and then maneuver to the client space object, conduct rendezvous proximity operations, survey and then complete the deorbit service.
The company is also contracted to perform a space domain awareness mission with its Elytra spacecraft no earlier than 2027, the company said.
Write to Dean Seal at dean.seal@wsj.com
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