Aug 4, 2020
Filmmaker Scott Edwards of Edwards Media is preparing a documentary on Firefly's four-year journey. The trailer is available for viewing on Autodesk's website. Firefly uses the company's computer-aided design and drafting software applications such as AutoCAD, Inventor and Fusion 360.

Aug 3, 2020
Brad Schneider, Chief Revenue Officer of Firefly Aerospace, took part in the 34th Small Satellite Conference webinar dedicated to the overview of the smallsat launch industry and hosted by Jeff Foust from SpaceNews. Panelists included Peter Beck, CEO of Rocket Lab, and Dan Hart, CEO of Virgin Orbit. During the talks, Schneider confirmed the end of October 2020 as the planned launch date of the Alpha LV.

Jul 31, 2020
Representatives of Noosphere Venture Fund visited Ukrainian State Scientific Production Enterprise "Kommunar Corporation" located in Kharkiv and examined its manufacturing facilities and product range. At the technical meeting, the parties discussed the ways of establishing a partnership.

Jul 27, 2020
The Firefly Mobile Launch Stand (MLS) has arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The 4 vertical components of the MLS are the hold-down and release mechanisms for the Alpha rocket.

Jul 27, 2020
In November 2019 Firefly placed an order with Yuzhmash, a Ukrainian state-owned aerospace manufacturer, for mass production of rocket parts valued at $15 million. According to a statement by Oleksandr Bondarenko, the Governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region, where Yuzhmash is located, the production is already underway in a new manufacturing facility.

Jul 23, 2020
Firefly's partner Nimbix, a leading provider of purpose-built cloud computing for Simulation, AI, Machine and Deep Learning applications, has published a case study on the design of the Lightning engine’s nozzle extension. High-Performance Computing (HPC) simulation allows the Firefly team to rapidly iterate the designs prior to building hardware. Firefly uses computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations to model heat transfer that affects the nozzle extension and utilizes Ansys software as well as CFD simulation and design programs developed by NASA. Running on the on-demand resources of the Nimbix Cloud HPC infrastructure, these tools allow Firefly to accurately model how the heat and forces will affect the nozzle extension during actual rocket flights. An analyst was able to run 15 iterations in only one week to design a baffle that optimally distributes the flow of film cooling gas onto the nozzle extension.

Jul 17, 2020
AstroGrams, a service that allows sending a personalized message plaque to Space, reports that its maiden payload has been sent to Firefly ready for loading onto their rocket.

Jul 10, 2020
Firefly has partnered with Virtek Vision, a producer of laser projection and quality inspection systems. The integration of Virtek’s innovative IRIS 3D software, paired with their Vision-driven laser system allows for highly efficient part layup and complex geometries layup with fewer errors.