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> Firefly is preparing for the third launch of its Alpha rocket as part of a tactically responsive launch demonstration for the Space Force, carrying a satellite called Victus Nox. Part of the demonstration will require calling up the rocket for launch in just 24 hours.

>Firefly announced a partnership with Northrop Grumman in August 2022 to develop a new first stage for Northrop’s Antares rocket, using engines Firefly is developing. The companies plan to offer that vehicle, designated MLV, to the Space Force for its National Security Space Launch Phase 3 competition.

>The company has secured two NASA awards through the agency’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program for lunar lander missions using its Blue Ghost lander. The first is scheduled for 2024 and the second, awarded to Firefly in March, will deploy a spacecraft in lunar orbit and land on the far side of the moon in 2026.

https://fireflyspace.com/blue-ghost/