Firefly Aerospace
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Firefly Aerospace[1][2] is an American private aerospace firm based in Cedar Park, Texas, that develops launch vehicles for commercial launches to orbit. The company completed its $75 million Series A investment round in May 2021, which was led by DADA Holdings.[3] The current company was formed when the assets of the former company Firefly Space Systems were acquired by EOS Launcher in March 2017, which was then renamed Firefly Aerospace. Firefly's purported purpose is to increase access to space,[4] similar to other private spaceflight companies.
American private aerospace company
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| Industry | Aerospace |
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| Founded | March 2017; 6 years ago (2017-03) |
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| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Bill Weber (CEO) |
Number of employees | United States: 500 |
| Website | fireflyspace |