{"id":165479,"date":"2023-06-10T05:23:32","date_gmt":"2023-06-10T10:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/firefly-aerospace-acquires-spaceflight-inc-to-boost-capabilities-for-on-orbit-services"},"modified":"2023-06-10T05:23:32","modified_gmt":"2023-06-10T10:23:32","slug":"firefly-aerospace-acquires-spaceflight-inc-to-boost-capabilities-for-on-orbit-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/firefly-aerospace-acquires-spaceflight-inc-to-boost-capabilities-for-on-orbit-services","title":{"rendered":"Firefly Aerospace acquires Spaceflight Inc. to boost capabilities for on-orbit services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/deJosbj0Np4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Texas-based <a href=\"https:\/\/fireflyspace.com\/\">Firefly Aerospace<\/a> says it has acquired Bellevue, Wash.-based <a href=\"https:\/\/spaceflight.com\/\">Spaceflight Inc.<\/a> and will shift the operation\u2019s focus from satellite rideshare logistics to its line of orbital transfer vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Firefly says the strategic acquisition will add to its portfolio of low-cost space transportation services, ranging from launch vehicles to its Blue Ghost lunar lander.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpaceflight\u2019s flight-proven orbital vehicles, facilities and mission management expertise will support Firefly\u2019s rapid growth, provide a robust roadmap for investors, and meet the high demand for our on-orbit and responsive space services,\u201d Firefly Aerospace CEO Bill Weber <a href=\"https:\/\/fireflyspace.com\/news\/firefly-aerospace-acquires-spaceflight-to-bolster-on-orbit-services\/\">said today in a news release<\/a>. \u201cThe acquisition further accelerates Firefly\u2019s timeline to support end-to-end missions with launch, lunar, and in-space services.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas-based Firefly Aerospace says it has acquired Bellevue, Wash.-based Spaceflight Inc. and will shift the operation\u2019s focus from satellite rideshare logistics to its line of orbital transfer vehicles. Firefly says the strategic acquisition will add to its portfolio of low-cost space transportation services, ranging from launch vehicles to its Blue Ghost lunar lander. \u201cSpaceflight\u2019s flight-proven [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":396,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2028],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-165479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-satellites"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/396"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=165479"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165479\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=165479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=165479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}