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Firefly Aerospace surges 30% in Nasdaq debut, values company at $8.5 billion after historic lunar landing

Firefly Aerospace (FLY) shares climbed over 30% on their Nasdaq debut, valuing the Texas-based small-launch and lunar services provider at $8.5 billion following its successful March lunar landing. CEO Jason Kim told CNBC the IPO—the third space listing this year—will accelerate its path to profitability.

2025-08-07T04:32:02.933342-07:00

Space.com

NASA Awards Firefly Aerospace $177M Contract for First Multi-Rover Mission to Moon’s South Pole

2025-08-05T14:03:58.708546-07:00

Space.com

SpaceX Crew-11 Launches to ISS in Weather-Scrubbed Second Attempt, Marks 25 Years of Continuous Station Occupancy

2025-08-01T09:04:45.185682-07:00

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SpaceX bids farewell to Landing Zone 1 with final Falcon booster touchdown

2025-08-02T19:03:41.762405-07:00

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Astranis brings two Anuvu broadband satellites online as recovery of third continues Astranis said Aug. 7 that the two small broadband satellites it built for Anuvu have reached geostationary orbit and are ready for service. The California-based startup is meanwhile working to raise the altitude of its third spacecraft, known as UtilitySat, which launched alongside them in December.

2025-08-07T07:02:58.959923-07:00

Astranis brings two Anuvu broadband satellites online as recovery of third continues

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Firefly Aerospace surges 30% in Nasdaq debut, values company at $8.5 billion after historic lunar landing Firefly Aerospace (FLY) shares climbed over 30% on their Nasdaq debut, valuing the Texas-based small-launch and lunar services provider at $8.5 billion following its successful March lunar landing. CEO Jason Kim told CNBC the IPO—the third space listing this year—will accelerate its path to profitability.

2025-08-07T04:32:02.933342-07:00

Firefly Aerospace surges 30% in Nasdaq debut, values company at $8.5 billion after historic lunar landing

SpaceNews.com

Space Pros Weigh Current Climate for Space Investment

2025-08-07T04:04:58.907787-07:00

Space Pros Weigh Current Climate for Space Investment

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Muon Space Launches 500 kg-Class MuSat XL Platform with Hubble Network Anchor Deal Muon Space has unveiled MuSat XL, a high-performance 500 kg-class satellite bus capable of carrying up to 300 kg of payload to low Earth orbit. Its inaugural contract with Hubble Network will deploy MuSat XL beginning in 2025 to power a global Bluetooth Low Energy IoT constellation.

2025-08-07T04:04:58.739924-07:00

Muon Space Launches 500 kg-Class MuSat XL Platform with Hubble Network Anchor Deal

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Open Cosmos kicks off first rideshare mission under EU’s IOD/IOV program Open Cosmos has signed the first work order contract to launch its inaugural rideshare service for the European Commission’s Horizon Europe-funded In-Orbit Demonstration and Validation program. The smallsat specialist will deploy six satellites now on orbit, with four in production in Spain, and coordinate rideshare agreements for 22 additional spacecraft.

2025-08-06T23:07:09.658718-07:00

Open Cosmos kicks off first rideshare mission under EU’s IOD/IOV program

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NASA Awards Firefly Aerospace $177M Contract for First Multi-Rover Mission to Moon’s South Pole NASA has awarded Firefly Aerospace a $177 million contract to deliver multiple rovers and lander services to the Moon’s south pole, marking the first commercial mission deploying a suite of robotic explorers on the lunar surface.

2025-08-05T14:03:58.708546-07:00

NASA Awards Firefly Aerospace $177M Contract for First Multi-Rover Mission to Moon’s South Pole

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Australia Picks Amazon’s Project Kuiper Over Starlink for Regional Broadband Australia’s state-owned internet provider NBN Co has selected Amazon’s Project Kuiper to connect some 300,000 regional, rural and remote users by mid-2026. The award marks a significant coup for the untested service, which currently has fewer than 100 satellites in orbit, over SpaceX’s Starlink network.

2025-08-05T01:21:56.089590-07:00

Australia Picks Amazon’s Project Kuiper Over Starlink for Regional Broadband

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Xona to Integrate Astroscale Docking Plates for LEO PNT Constellation Astroscale Ltd has agreed to supply next-generation docking plates to Xona Space Systems for integration into Xona’s expanding low Earth orbit positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) constellation. The partnership will equip Xona’s Pulsar satellites with standardized interfaces to support on-orbit rendezvous and docking capabilities, reinforcing Xona’s push into resilient PNT services.

2025-08-04T18:28:00.014293-07:00

Xona to Integrate Astroscale Docking Plates for LEO PNT Constellation

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