16-02-2025
Cedar Park-based aerospace company awarded $21M contract
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Firefly Aerospace, a Cedar Park-based aerospace company, announced it was awarded a $21.81 million mission contract.
Firefly said the contract would help it launch the VICTUS SOL Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) mission, which allows the U.S. to quickly respond to on-orbit needs.
'The VICTUS SOL launch will provide the operational capability to have a launch vehicle and space vehicle on standby while we continue to launch other commercial and government missions until we're called up by the Space Force,' said Jason Kim, CEO of Firefly Aerospace.
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VICTUS SOL is the third U.S. Space Force mission Firefly will support, and the company said it builds on the lessons learned from the VICTUS NOX and VICTUS HAZE missions.
In September 2023, Firefly successfully launched the VICTUS NOX mission following a 24-hour notice. The company said was the first and only company to achieve the milestone.
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'As the only operational one metric ton rocket, Alpha's high mass-to-orbit performance further allows Firefly to meet customer demand for rapid, affordable launch solutions when and where customers need their spacecraft deployed,' the company said.
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