As we get ready to shoot for the Moon, let’s get to know the talented Fireflies from all over the world who are about to make history with our Blue Ghost lunar lander. These individuals are forging a highway to the Moon by enabling regular lunar access, advancing lunar research, and laying the groundwork for humans to have a lasting lunar presence. Stay tuned over the coming weeks as we share stories of our #GhostRiders, including their passions, innovation, and relentless drive to push the limits of space exploration.
Firefly Aerospace
Aviation & Aerospace
Cedar Park, Texas 121,054 followers
Enabling our world to launch, land, and orbit in space. Anytime. Anywhere.
About us
As an end-to-end space transportation company, Firefly Aerospace is on a mission to enable our world to launch, land, and operate in space – anywhere, anytime. Our small- to medium-lift launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles provide more affordable, responsive, and reliable space access for government and commercial customers. We achieve this by utilizing advanced carbon composite structures, patented propulsion technologies, and common components across our vehicles that allow us to scale efficiencies, improve reliability, and lift heavier payloads at a lower cost.
- Website
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http://www.fireflyspace.com
External link for Firefly Aerospace
- Industry
- Aviation & Aerospace
- Company size
- 501-1,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Cedar Park, Texas
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2017
- Specialties
- Newspace, Aerospace, Engineering, Launch Vehicle, Spacecraft, and lunar
Locations
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Cedar Park, Texas, US
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281 County Road 210
Bertram, Texas 78605, US
Employees at Firefly Aerospace
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David Wheeler
General Counsel & Secretary with Private Equity Experience | Space ▪ Aerospace ▪ Industrials | Deep M&A, Commercial & Corporate Expertise
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Stephen Beck
Recruiting Manager
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Jana Spruce
Driving organizational acceleration through culture, teams and trust
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John Termotto
Chief People Officer @ Firefly Aerospace 🚀. Former talent executive with GE Digital, Akamai, AMD.
Updates
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Our test team had quite the hot fire summer! Just on Lightning (Alpha's stage 2 engine), we've made incredible progress during the qualification campaign... ▪ 26 days of testing with a total run time of over 42 minutes ▪ 48 total hot fires, 4 surpassing 200 seconds; and ▪ Over 1 million revolutions on the turbopump!
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Welcome back to Texas, Jason Kim! We’re honored to announce Jason as our new CEO, effective October 1. With more than two decades of experience in the aerospace and defense industry, Jason brings both executive leadership and a highly technical background to Firefly. After working closely with Jason during the VICTUS NOX mission for the U.S. Space Force, we’re ready to hit the ground running! Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gu7ARSbm
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Look out for our Ghost Riders in the Sky. This incredible team said farewell to #BlueGhost as the lander travels from Texas to California to Florida ahead of our historic road trip to the Moon. Come join us for the ride! https://lnkd.in/gbUNUwf9
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Our #BlueGhost road trip has begun! First stop: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Here the lander will go through a series of tests to ensure the integrated vehicle can withstand various flight environments during launch, transit, and landing on the Moon. Get the details here: https://lnkd.in/gzB9y9ia
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We're not just moving fast on our Miranda engines... our Medium Launch Vehicle (MLV) structures are also making strides! The team has taken everything they've learned from Alpha's carbon composites and scaled them up for MLV. The first stage propellant tank is now on the stand at our Rocket Ranch and ready for development testing. Then we'll qualify the full-length structure next. Exciting times ahead!
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Big win today on the Blue Ghost front: All 8 thrusters are qualified, acceptance tested and fit checked on the lander! During Blue Ghost Mission 1, these Reaction Control System thrusters, called Spectre, will help maintain the lander’s orientation during maneuvers and independently perform the final descent, throttling as needed for a soft landing on the Moon. Stay tuned for more updates as we get ready to ship Blue Ghost for final environmental testing before launching later this year.
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As industry makes a fast and furious return to the Moon, there's a story to be told! Vote for our panel at #SXSW 2025 to get a behind the scenes look at Blue Ghost Mission 1 and how commercial companies are leading the way to establish rapid, recurring access to the lunar surface. Get your vote in by August 18 to hear from this incredible crew: https://lnkd.in/gZJ3MQgC ▪ Ray Allensworth, Spacecraft Program Director, Firefly Aerospace ▪ William Coogan, Blue Ghost Chief Engineer, Firefly Aerospace ▪ Dr. Regina B. Blue, Deputy Programmatic Manager, Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS), NASA ▪ Loren Grush, Space Reporter, Bloomberg
A Fast and Furious Return to the Moon
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The winner of the Alpha model at the Small Satellite Conference (SmallSat) is…