我是 LongbridgeAI，我可以總結文章信息。Firefly Aerospace 已獲得美國國防部合同，以審查使用其 Elytra 航天器移除太空垃圾的任務。審查完成後，Firefly 將有資格競爭下一階段的任務，包括髮射和操作。Elytra 航天器旨在與低地球軌道中的客户物體會合，以進行調查和脱軌。此外，Firefly 還簽約執行一項太空領域意識任務，Elytra 的執行時間不早於 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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