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arstechnica.com

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aviationweek.com

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bloomberg.com

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businesswire.com

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cbsnews.com

since 1984, William Harwood CBS News Space Consultant Bill Harwood has been covering the U. S. space program full-time; International, first as Cape Canaveral bureau chief for United Press; Harwood, now as a consultant for CBS News Read Full Bio William (March 2, 2025). "Texas company pulls off first fully successful commercial landing on the moon – CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved May 19, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

dailybreeze.com

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firefly.com

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fireflyspace.com

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"Elytra".

floridatoday.com

New Alpha rocket will launch test flights from KSC Archived May 9, 2022, at the Wayback Machine Florida Today, October 15, 2015, accessed December 17, 2015

fox7austin.com

FOX (December 2018). "Austin-area aerospace company selected by NASA for Commercial Lunar Payload Services Contract". KTBC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2019.

instagram.com

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kvue.com

"'Gets your blood pumping' | A Central Texas company is headed to the moon". kvue.com. April 19, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024.

linkedin.com

"[Video] Firefly Aerospace on LinkedIn: Last week at our Rocket Ranch, Fireflies lifted the first Antares 330/MLV…". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

maxpolyakov.space

"Max Polyakov | maxpolyakov.space". maxpolyakov.space. Archived from the original on March 11, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2020.

mightygadget.co.uk

"The Major Airspace News Of 2017, Including Max Polyakov's Firefly Aerospace". Mighty Gadget. November 3, 2017. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2021.

nasa.gov

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"NASA Selects Firefly Aerospace for Artemis Commercial Moon Delivery in 2023" (Press release). NASA. February 4, 2021. Archived from the original on February 4, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

nasaspaceflight.com

Sesnic, Trevor (October 1, 2022). "Firefly success with second Alpha flight". NASASpaceFlight. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
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newscientist.com

Aron, Jacob (July 8, 2014). "Next generation of space cowboys get ready to fly". New Scientist. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2014.

noosphereventures.com

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northropgrumman.com

news.northropgrumman.com

Northrop Grumman (August 8, 2022). "Northrop Grumman Teams with Firefly Aerospace to Develop Antares Rocket Upgrade and New Medium Launch Vehicle" (Press release).

parabolicarc.com

Messier, Doug (January 12, 2016). "Former Propulsion Chief Accuses Virgin Galactic of Lying About SpaceShipTwo's Safety, Performance". Parabolic Arc. Archived from the original on May 11, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
Messier, Doug (October 25, 2016). "Virgin Galactic Sues Firefly, Officers for Alleged Misappropriation of Trade Secrets". Parabolic Arc. Archived from the original on May 13, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
Messier, Doug (June 5, 2017). "Celebrate Independence Day by Buying a Rocket Test Facility". Parabolic Arc. Archived from the original on May 12, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
Messier, Doug (December 18, 2019). "Original Firefly Shareholders Sue Firefly's Markusic, Polyakov Alleging Fraud". Parabolic Arc. Archived from the original on June 7, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2022.

payloadspace.com

"Firefly Aerospace Tapped to Compete for US Spy Sat Launches". January 26, 2024.
"Firefly Doubles its Footprint and Charts a Course for 'Launch, Land, Orbit'". Payload Space. February 29, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
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reuters.com

"Texas-based Firefly makes small and medium launch vehicles for commercial launches to orbit. Its small-launch vehicle". Retrieved September 18, 2024.

space.com

David, Leonard (April 26, 2025). "'We learned so much that we didn't know': Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander mission was full of surprises". Space.com. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
Wall, Mike (September 10, 2015). "New Firefly Rocket Engine Passes Big Test, Will Launch Small Satellites". SPACE.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
"New record! Firefly Aerospace launches Space Force mission 27 hours after receiving order". space.com. September 15, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
"Pegasus XL rocket launches secretive 'space domain awareness' satellite for US Space Force". space.com. June 13, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
Tingley, Brett (November 29, 2023). "Firefly Aerospace's new rocket engine spouts green flames in 1st 'hot fire' test (photo)". Space.com. Retrieved June 22, 2024.

spaceflightinsider.com

"Max Polyakov's Firefly Aerospace opens R&D center in Dnipro City, Ukraine". SpaceFlight Insider. May 29, 2018. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2022.

spaceflightnow.com

Clark, Stephen (May 2, 2018). "Firefly's commercial satellite launcher to use Delta 2 pad at Vandenberg". Spaceflight Now. Archived from the original on November 26, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
Clark, Stephen (October 28, 2019). "Aerojet Rocketdyne, Firefly to collaborate on propulsion". Spaceflight Now. Archived from the original on October 29, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
"Firefly Aerospace doubles Texas footprint to support testing of Antares 330, MLV rocket – Spaceflight Now". Retrieved February 28, 2024.
Clark, Stephen (April 1, 2020). "In parallel with rocket development, Firefly launches lunar lander initiative". Spaceflight Now. Archived from the original on April 4, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2021.

spacenews.com

Foust, Jeff (October 3, 2016). "Firefly Space Systems furloughs staff after investor backs out". SpaceNews. Archived from the original on August 18, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
"Firefly Space Systems assets to be sold". SpaceNews. March 15, 2017. Archived from the original on December 16, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
Foust, Jeff (October 10, 2018). "Firefly Aerospace and York Space Systems partner to provide integrated satellite solutions". SpaceNews. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
Foust, Jeff (July 9, 2019). "Firefly to partner with IAI on lunar lander". SpaceNews. Archived from the original on July 9, 2019.
Foust, Jeff (February 24, 2022). "AE Industrial Partners to acquire stake in Firefly from Noosphere". Space News. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
Foust, Jeff (August 8, 2022). "Northrop Grumman and Firefly to partner on upgraded Antares". SpaceNews.com.
Foust, Jeff (July 18, 2024). "Firefly CEO leaves company". SpaceNews. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
Erwin, Sandra (August 29, 2024). "Firefly names space industry veteran Jason Kim as new CEO". SpaceNews. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
Foust, Jeff (August 7, 2024). "Firefly signs multi-launch agreement with L3Harris". SpaceNews. Retrieved August 7, 2024. Representatives of Firefly and Northrop said they expected the first flight of MLV to take place in the second half of 2026.
Henry, Caleb (October 18, 2019). "Firefly partners with Aerojet Rocketdyne, mulls AR1 engine for Beta launch vehicle". SpaceNews. Archived from the original on October 22, 2019.
Foust, Jeff (February 4, 2021). "Firefly wins NASA CLPS lunar lander contract". SpaceNews. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
Foust, Jeff (August 8, 2022). "Northrop Grumman and Firefly to partner on upgraded Antares". SpaceNews. Retrieved June 22, 2024.

theorbitalmechanics.com

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theverge.com

Resurrected Firefly Aerospace will take over a launch site at busy Florida spaceport Archived November 26, 2021, at the Wayback Machine February 22, 2019
Grush, Loren (July 9, 2019). "Israel's failed lunar lander will live on in the design of Firefly Aerospace's new Moon spacecraft". The Verge. Archived from the original on November 26, 2021.
Roulette, Joey (September 21, 2021). "Launch startups Astra and Firefly ink secret rocket engine IP deal". The Verge. Retrieved June 3, 2023.

web.archive.org

Wistrom, Brent (August 22, 2017). "Once Grounded by Bankruptcy, Firefly Aerospace Appears Ready to Re-Launch". americaninno.com. Archived from the original on August 24, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
Matisse, Nathan (April 3, 2018). "Staring at Firefly Aerospace's hot rocket-engine flames in a Texas pasture". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on March 17, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
Hutchinson, Lee (November 30, 2014). "Firefly Space Systems charges full-speed toward low Earth orbit". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on December 3, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
Aron, Jacob (July 8, 2014). "Next generation of space cowboys get ready to fly". New Scientist. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
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"Hawthorne-based rocket company to move to Texas". Daily Breeze. September 14, 2014. Archived from the original on October 3, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
Morring, Frank Jr. (August 25, 2014). "SpaceX Alum Goes After Falcon 1 Market With Firefly". Aviation Week. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
First Rocket Engine Test a Success for Firefly Space Systems Archived October 26, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, press release, September 10, 2015, accessed December 17, 2015
Wall, Mike (September 10, 2015). "New Firefly Rocket Engine Passes Big Test, Will Launch Small Satellites". SPACE.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
New Alpha rocket will launch test flights from KSC Archived May 9, 2022, at the Wayback Machine Florida Today, October 15, 2015, accessed December 17, 2015
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Messier, Doug (October 25, 2016). "Virgin Galactic Sues Firefly, Officers for Alleged Misappropriation of Trade Secrets". Parabolic Arc. Archived from the original on May 13, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
Messier, Doug (June 5, 2017). "Celebrate Independence Day by Buying a Rocket Test Facility". Parabolic Arc. Archived from the original on May 12, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
"Max Polyakov | Noosphere Ventures". noosphereventures.com. June 30, 2020. Archived from the original on July 12, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
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"The Major Airspace News Of 2017, Including Max Polyakov's Firefly Aerospace". Mighty Gadget. November 3, 2017. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
"Max Polyakov's Firefly Aerospace opens R&D center in Dnipro City, Ukraine". SpaceFlight Insider. May 29, 2018. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
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Daines, Gary (November 29, 2018). "Firefly Aerospace Concept for Launch Vehicle with Moon Lander". NASA. Archived from the original on May 18, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2019. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Berger, Eric (February 22, 2019). "Firefly planning a major rocket assembly and launch facility in Florida". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on February 22, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
Resurrected Firefly Aerospace will take over a launch site at busy Florida spaceport Archived November 26, 2021, at the Wayback Machine February 22, 2019
Messier, Doug (December 18, 2019). "Original Firefly Shareholders Sue Firefly's Markusic, Polyakov Alleging Fraud". Parabolic Arc. Archived from the original on June 7, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
"NASA Selects Firefly Aerospace for Artemis Commercial Moon Delivery in 2023" (Press release). NASA. February 4, 2021. Archived from the original on February 4, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
"Firefly Completes Oversubscribed $75M Series A and $100M Secondary Transaction". Firefly Aerospace. May 5, 2021. Archived from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
"Firefly Alpha explodes during first launch". Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
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"Alpha Payload User's Guide" (PDF). fireflyspace.com. April 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2023. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
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"Launch-beta". Firefly Aerospace. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
Firefly Gamma Archived November 26, 2021, at the Wayback Machine, Firefly Aerospace, Accessed on November 30, 2019
"Firefly Aerospace Awards Contract to SpaceX to Launch Blue Ghost Mission to Moon in 2023" (Press release). May 20, 2021. Archived from the original on May 20, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
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Firefly Genesis Archived January 27, 2021, at the Wayback Machine Firefly Aerospace Accessed on September 13, 2019
Clark, Stephen (April 1, 2020). "In parallel with rocket development, Firefly launches lunar lander initiative". Spaceflight Now. Archived from the original on April 4, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
"Firefly to Become the Premier Supplier of Rocket Engines and Spaceflight Components for the Emerging New Space Industry". Firefly. August 6, 2021. Archived from the original on August 12, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
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youtube.com

Spacevidcast (now TMRO – see new channel) (August 24, 2014). "Firefly Space – 7.26". Archived from the original on October 9, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2015 – via YouTube.
Manley, Scott (August 11, 2022). Firefly Will Replace Russian Engines On Antares Rocket With Beta Booster. Rocket News – via Youtube.