Firefly

The U.S. military sees orbital transfer vehicles keeping adversaries guessing.

Firefly Aerospace’s valuation has reached $1.5 billion following the conclusion of another tranche of financing in its Series C round.

Advancements in commercial space tech helped the U.S. Space Force, Millennium Space Systems and Firefly Aerospace pull off the Victus Nox rapid launch demo.

The rocket lifted off at 10:28 p.m. EDT/7:28 p.m. local time on Sept. 14.

On its third flight, Firefly will attempt to integrate a payload and launch a rocket within 24 hr.

Space Systems Command’s Victus Nox rapid launch demonstration has entered its “hot standby phase.”

Northrop bids dasvidaniya to rocket’s Russian engines.

The offerings are built around a new family of vehicles known as Elytra (a term for the wings of a firefly).

Seven missions have been set aside for the third-place winner.

Firefly, the airline’s short-haul subsidiary focused on leisure traffic, will restart operations in April 2022.