Firefly Aerospace (NASDAQ: FLY) is a publicly traded Launch Vehicles company founded in 2017 and based in Cedar Park, United States.
| Date | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2025 | IPO | $868M | $8.5B | — |
Firefly Aerospace reported Q2 2026 revenue of $117.7 million, up 659% year-over-year, breaking the $100 million quarterly mark. The company posted a net loss of $92.3 million with a gross margin of 20.3%. Operating loss widened to $95.2 million as R&D and SG&A expenses rose sharply with the company's expansion. Key operational wins included a $144 million NASA CLPS contract for a Blue Ghost lunar lander (Firefly's sixth contracted lunar mission), a $75 million JPL subcontract for the MoonFall mission, and a $94 million Space Force contract for radar digitization. Firefly acquired Space-ng to bolster autonomous spacecraft software capabilities and signed a Lockheed Martin extension covering up to 25 Alpha launches through 2031. The company completed a $181.6 million stock offering and expanded its Cedar Park campus, quadrupling cleanroom space. For full-year 2026, Firefly guided to revenue between $420 million and $450 million.
Full-year 2026 revenue $420–450 million

A second Chinese launch company successfully lands an orbital-class reusable booster, marking rapid progress in China's reusable rocket race.

Firefly, D-Orbit USA, and Katalyst win contracts to compete for a satellite disposal study for U.S. defense agencies.

Firefly Aerospace ramps up launch vehicle production despite launch cadence not yet increasing.
Two-stage launch vehicle in the small-to-medium class, designed to carry roughly one tonne to low Earth orbit for dedicated and rideshare smallsat missions. Alpha uses carbon-composite structures and Firefly's Reaver and Lightning engines, and has flown several orbital missions for commercial and government customers, including responsive-launch demonstrations for the US Space Force. Firefly markets Alpha for rapid, dedicated access to orbit between the smallest dedicated launchers and larger medium-lift rockets.
Robotic lunar lander that delivers NASA and commercial payloads to the Moon's surface under NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program. Blue Ghost Mission 1 touched down in March 2025 and is widely cited as the first fully successful commercial soft landing on the Moon, operating a full lunar day of payload science. Firefly has additional Blue Ghost missions on contract, including a NASA award for Blue Ghost Mission 4, contributing to a roughly $1.3B backlog at the time of its IPO.
Medium-lift launch vehicle under development, designed to carry on the order of 16 tonnes to low Earth orbit, co-developed with Northrop Grumman to serve constellation deployment and national security launch. MLV scales up Firefly's propulsion and composite-structure heritage from Alpha to a larger reusable-capable booster class. It is positioned to compete in the medium-lift market alongside vehicles such as Falcon 9 and Neutron, broadening Firefly's launch portfolio beyond small-class missions.
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