# 由前 SpaceX 工程師創立的 Firefly Aerospace 週四表示已收購發射服務公司 Spaceflight Inc。

*aerospace · news · 2023-06-08 · Reuters*

## Key points

- Firefly Aerospace 收購發射服務公司 Spaceflight Inc，以擴展軌道服務能力。
- Firefly 正與諾斯洛普·格魯曼合作開發更大型火箭發射器，除了現有的中型火箭外。
- Spaceflight Inc 為 Firefly 帶來位於華盛頓貝爾維尤的軌道服務及處理設施。
- Firefly 的 Blue Ghost 月球著陸器將搭乘 SpaceX Falcon 9 與 NASA 進行首次月球任務。

June 8 (Reuters) - Rocket maker Firefly Aerospace, founded by a former SpaceX engineer, said on Thursday it has acquired launch services company Spaceflight Inc in a push to boost its on-orbit servicing capabilities. Firefly is a space transportation company that helps customers such as NASA and General Atomics with launch, lunar and in-space services, while Spaceflight offers servicing for satellites and other spacecraft while in orbit. The deal comes at a time when demand for sending satellites into space remains strong, but U.S. rocket startups are grappling with a tight funding environment amid the bankruptcy of Virgin Orbit. Demand has also shifted from launching a few satellites on small rockets to launching swarms of satellites at once using bigger rockets such as the ones made by SpaceX. Texas-based Firefly is trying to mass-produce its medium-sized rocket, while developing a larger launcher under a new partnership with Northrop Grumman (NOC.N). Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander is scheduled to complete the first of two missions to the Moon next year with NASA, and will be launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Firefly is among a handful of U.S. space companies vying to launch small satellites into space. It was valued at more than $1 billion when private equity firm AE Industrial Partners became its controlling shareholder in March 2022. Spaceflight operates manufacturing and payload processing facilities in Bellevue, Washington. Reporting by Samrhitha Arunasalam in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika Syamnath Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

**Companies:** SpaceX, Firefly Aerospace, Northrop Grumman, Spaceflight Inc
**Countries:** United States

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