He sees gaps in the launch market for Firefly's Alpha and coming MLV rockets, which slot into the middle of the small-to-heavy class of vehicles.
Firefly has three main product lines: its rockets, Alpha and MLV; space tugs, called Elytra, and lunar landers, known as Blue Ghost.
More rocketsThe company's fifth Alpha launch lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California in July 2024.
A rendering of the MLV rocket.
Firefly AerospaceKim sees Firefly as having a key advantage — "an engine that works" — in its Reaver engines that power the Alpha rockets.
Persons:
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Organizations:
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Locations:
U.S, Austin , Texas, California's, California, Northrop's, Briggs , Texas