Well. Wow. As I reported in detail in "When The Heavens Went on Sale," the US government took Firefly away from @maxpolyakov after he put $200m into the company, while accussing him of being a potential Russian spy.
Now, the government has changed its mind. https://t.co/7ThYmDWOYq
🚀 2022 was a year of growth: new customers gained, new partnerships formed, more fields monitored, and preparation for the launch of our very own agri-focused satellite 🛰 #EOS_SAT-1. Check out our 2022 in numbers and celebrate our milestones with us! 👉 https://t.co/mbfkuFZlrJ
WheelKeep, a #startup from Noosphere #Engineering School Dnipro lab, is now representing #Ukraine at #CES!
We wish good luck to the project team!
You can visit the Ukrainian startup zone at booth #61457.
#EOS_SAT-1 was launched into LEO onboard the @SpaceX Falcon-9 during the Transporter-6 mission.
The #satellite successfully separated from the rocket and yesterday, at about 17:00 UTC, we made first contact! A huge congratulations to the team for the successful launch of the sat!
🛰️ EOS SAT-1 is launching in 24 hours on @SpaceX Transporter-6 mission and you can watch it live 👀 ! @SPACEdotcom will live stream the launch, with special appearances by #EOS_SAT#Satellite Program Lead and EOSDA’s Senior Researcher.
🔴 Don’t miss it: https://t.co/e4IyO1fdNc
#EOS_SAT-1 is already fueled, configured for launch and integrated onto the upper stage of the rocket, waiting for the last remaining thing - launch.
This year ends for our team with a great achievement and we are so excited about 2023!
#aerospace#satellite
🚀 T - 2 Days. Live stream will start @ 2:00 PM PST with host @Erdayastronaut. Launch window opens at 3:00 PM PST from @SLDelta30 (Vandenberg Space Force Base). Link will be available at https://t.co/eImHjhxNAm. #ToTheBlack
Firefly Aerospace, gearing up for its second Alpha launch later this month, has hired veteran aerospace and defense industry executive Bill Weber as CEO. He previously led KeyW Corp., a defense contractor acquired by Jacobs in 2019. https://t.co/fS6277kXi0
🚀Launch Update: After completing wet dress last week, we conducted a successful static fire today. Our launch is now scheduled for September 11th. Alpha Flight 2 is ready and headed #ToTheBlack. Stay tuned for more updates.
🚀 Firefly Alpha Flight 2 is fully integrated and on the pad. We are getting closer to launch, and this time we are going #ToTheBlack. Stay tuned for more updates!