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27.04.21

Firefly owner, Max Polyakov, acquires Dragonfly – collaboration on small satellites launch is planned

The Ukrainian entrepreneur Max Polyakov has acquired the South African manufacturer of small satellites Dragonfly Aerospace, Reuters reports. The deal gives Polyakov a foothold in the fast-growing but fiercely competitive small-satellite technology market. The plan is to build up to

05.02.21

NASA awards Firefly Aerospace a $93.3M contract to deliver payloads to the Moon

The US space agency NASA has announced a partnership with the Firefly Aerospace company of Ukrainian businessman Max Polyakov. The agency will award the company $93.3 million for the delivery of science and technology payloads to the Moon in 2023.

17.12.20

Firefly subsidiary signs a $9.8M contract with NASA

Firefly Black LLC, a subsidiary of Firefly Aerospace of Ukrainian businessman Max Polyakov, has signed a contract with NASA to launch small satellites to orbit. According to the NASA press service, the value of the contract is $9.8 million. Microsats

06.03.20

How the private space company Firefly Aerospace’s Dnipro production facility is arranged: photo story

U.S. company Firefly Aerospace develops ultralight launch vehicles. On January 3, it carried out a 165-second trial of 4 Reaver engines, which was the last key test before the launch from Vanderberg Air Force Base in California. According to the

01.11.19

Pivdenmash receives order from Firefly for an estimated $15 million

The US-Ukrainian space company Firefly offered the Pivdenmash plant a contract for the serial production of rocket components. This was announced on Facebook by the head of the Eidos analytical center, Viktor Taran, who attached a photo of a commercial