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Firefly Aerospace Doubles Facilities in Briggs, Texas to Support Medium Launch Vehicle

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

BRIGGS, Texas, Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, today held an official ribbon cutting in celebration of the company's Rocket Ranch expansion in Briggs, Texas. Firefly more than doubled the size of its manufacturing facilities, added two new test stands, and installed state-of-the-art machinery to support the production of Northrop Grumman's Antares 330 and the Medium Launch Vehicle (MLV) the companies are co-developing together. 

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  • BRIGGS, Texas, Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Firefly Aerospace, Inc. , an end-to-end space transportation company, today held an official ribbon cutting in celebration of the company's Rocket Ranch expansion in Briggs, Texas.
  • Firefly more than doubled the size of its manufacturing facilities, added two new test stands, and installed state-of-the-art machinery to support the production of Northrop Grumman's Antares 330 and the Medium Launch Vehicle (MLV) the companies are co-developing together.
  • Firefly's expanded manufacturing space from 92,000 to 207,000 square feet includes two new large-scale buildings for rocket production, assembly, and integration.
  • In total, Firefly now has six test stands at its Briggs location to support the robust testing performed across all vehicle lines.

Firefly Aerospace Completes First Miranda Engine Hot Fire Test

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

CEDAR PARK, Texas, Nov. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, completed the first hot fire test for its Miranda engine that will power the first stage of Northrop Grumman's Antares 330 and the Medium Launch Vehicle (MLV) the companies are co-developing together. The critical milestone was completed just over a year after signing the initial contract.

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  • CEDAR PARK, Texas, Nov. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Firefly Aerospace, Inc. , an end-to-end space transportation company, completed the first hot fire test for its Miranda engine that will power the first stage of Northrop Grumman's Antares 330 and the Medium Launch Vehicle (MLV) the companies are co-developing together.
  • The turbopump-fed engine test further validates the design of Miranda's startup sequence, transient conditions, and tap-off engine architecture at a larger scale.
  • As a next step, the Firefly team will build up to a full-duration, 206-second Miranda hot fire.
  • "The incredible progress on our Miranda engines – designed, built, and tested in house in just over a year – is another example of Firefly setting a new standard in the industry," said Bill Weber, CEO of Firefly Aerospace.

Firefly Aerospace Completes Risk Reduction Testing for Critical Miranda Engine Components

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023

CEDAR PARK, Texas, March 22, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, recently completed risk reduction testing for critical Miranda engine components ahead of the first hot fire scheduled this summer. As a larger, scaled-up version of the company's Reaver engines, Miranda will power the Medium Launch Vehicle (MLV) Firefly is co-developing with Northrop Grumman.

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  • Based on the company's flight-proven Reaver engines, Miranda quickly scales to support Medium Launch Vehicle
    CEDAR PARK, Texas, March 22, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Firefly Aerospace, Inc. , an end-to-end space transportation company, recently completed risk reduction testing for critical Miranda engine components ahead of the first hot fire scheduled this summer.
  • As a larger, scaled-up version of the company's Reaver engines, Miranda will power the Medium Launch Vehicle (MLV) Firefly is co-developing with Northrop Grumman.
  • "We are making significant progress in the development of our Miranda engines that started less than a year ago," said Bill Weber, CEO of Firefly Aerospace.
  • The risk reduction testing was successfully completed for Miranda's main fuel valve and the throttle valve hot seal design.