Tag: Firefly Aerospace

Firefly Aerospace Books $112M NASA Contract for Lunar Payload Delivery ServicesContract Awards

Firefly Aerospace Books $112M NASA Contract for Lunar Payload Delivery Services

Firefly Aerospace has secured a $112 million contract to help NASA deploy one satellite and two payloads sometime in 2026
Dan Fermon Takes on Permanent COO Role at FireflyExecutive Moves

Dan Fermon Takes on Permanent COO Role at Firefly

Dan Fermon, interim chief operating officer at Firefly Aerospace since May, has been appointed to the COO position on a
Report: AEI-Backed Firefly Aerospace Aims to Close $300M Funding Round by Year’s EndFinancial Reports

Report: AEI-Backed Firefly Aerospace Aims to Close $300M Funding Round by Year’s End

FireFly Aerospace, a portfolio company of private equity firm AE Industrial Partners, is aiming to raise $300 million in a
Former Airbus US CEO Chris Emerson Named Operating Partner at AE Industrial PartnersExecutive Moves

Former Airbus US CEO Chris Emerson Named Operating Partner at AE Industrial Partners

Chris Emerson, former CEO and chairman of Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, has joined AE Industrial Partners as an operating partner. He
Former KeyW Exec Bill Weber Joins Firefly Aerospace as CEOExecutive Moves

Former KeyW Exec Bill Weber Joins Firefly Aerospace as CEO

Bill Weber, former president and CEO of KeyW, has assumed the CEO role at Texas-based space transportation developer Firefly Aerospace.
AE Industrial Partners to Buy Stake in Launch Vehicle Provider Firefly AerospaceM&A Activity

AE Industrial Partners to Buy Stake in Launch Vehicle Provider Firefly Aerospace

AE Industrial Partners has agreed to buy a significant stake in Firefly Aerospace from Noosphere Venture Partners for an undisclosed
USAF Vet Jason Mello Named President of Firefly’s Space Transport Services SubsidiaryExecutive Moves

USAF Vet Jason Mello Named President of Firefly’s Space Transport Services Subsidiary

Jason Mello, formerly a U.S. Air Force official within the service branch’s scientific research office, has been named president of
Firefly Creates Spaceflight Component Business; Thomas Markusic QuotedIndustry News

Firefly Creates Spaceflight Component Business; Thomas Markusic Quoted

Firefly Aerospace has formed a business unit that will focus on producing rocket engines and other space vehicle components. The
Space Force Initiates On-Ramp Process for Orbital Launch ServicesNews

Space Force Initiates On-Ramp Process for Orbital Launch Services

The U.S. Space Force has reopened a solicitation for the existing Orbital Services Program-4 contract vehicle in a move to…
Firefly Aerospace Lands $93M NASA Lunar Payload Service Task OrderContract Awards

Firefly Aerospace Lands $93M NASA Lunar Payload Service Task Order

Firefly Aerospace has received a potential $93.3 million task order from NASA under the Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative to…