Firefly Aerospace

[ACTIVE]

Service & Cobot Robotics · HQ: Cedar Park, Texas · Est. 2014 · 1 model registered · 1 deployments

As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Firefly Aerospace: 1 model, 1 deployment across 1 region, $1.1B raised. 1 source back the record.

Ownership

ACTIVE

Capital / Funding

across 4 rounds.

Headquarters

Cedar Park, Texas

IP / Patents

Undisclosed

Platform Models

1

Audited Incidents

0

Overview

American space and defense technology company developing launch vehicles (Alpha), lunar landers (Blue Ghost), and orbital vehicles. Record Q1 2026 revenue of $80.9M. $332M total funding across 4 rounds.

Audited Posture AssessmentPeer Percentile: 70.0%

Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Well-capitalized with $1.1B raised. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.

Key Facts

CTOShea Ferring (CTO — 30+ years spacecraft experience)
HQCedar Park, Texas, USA
Founded2014
Funding$332M across 4 rounds — latest $180M Series D (Nov 2024)
RevenueRecord Q1 2026 revenue $80.9M (up from $57.7M Q4 2025)
ProductsAlpha rocket (orbital launch), Blue Ghost lunar lander, Spacecraft bus
IncidentsNone found — audited

Safety & Regulatory Posture

1 entry
Audited Incident & Recall Footprint

No incidents on record for Firefly Aerospace.

Evidentiary Regulatory Filings & Recalls

  • other[granted]other

Leadership & Founders

3 entries

Current Program Leadership & Executives

Jason Kimreported, not verified

CEO

Tom Markusicsecondary-verified

Co-founder, former CEO; Board Member & Chief Technical Advisor

Founding Team

Tom Markusic[Founder]

cofounder · founded 2014-03-01

Partnerships & Commercial Deployments

3 entries
Total Tracked1
Operating1
Announced0
Concluded0

Key Recurring Partners

Honeybee Robotics1 · 1× joint · 3 total

Recent Verified Partnerships

  • Honeybee Robotics x Firefly Aerospace (Gruithuisen Domes Lunar Rover)Mar 24, 2025

    MOST RECENT · Honeybee Robotics x Firefly Aerospace (Gruithuisen Domes Lunar Rover) · 2025-03-24 · with Honeybee Robotics · OPERATING

Operator Customers & Fleet Integrators

Firefly Aerospace - 1 deploymentFirefly Aerospace

Platform Models

1 entry

Deployments

1 entry

Sectors & Applications

1 entry

FAQ

11 entries
What is Firefly Aerospace?

American space and defense technology company developing launch vehicles (Alpha), lunar landers (Blue Ghost), and orbital vehicles. Record Q1 2026 revenue of $80.9M. $332M total funding across 4 rounds.

What does Firefly Aerospace make?

Firefly Aerospace has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Blue Ghost Lander (Firefly Aerospace builds physical robots).

Who competes with Firefly Aerospace?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Firefly Aerospace building in the same form factors include Impulse Space, AstroForge, Astrobotic Technology, China National Space Administration.

Who is the CEO of Firefly Aerospace?

Jason Kim is the ceo of Firefly Aerospace, per the DEPLOY registry.

Where is Firefly Aerospace headquartered?

Firefly Aerospace is headquartered in Cedar Park, Texas, USA.

How much funding has Firefly Aerospace raised?

Firefly Aerospace has raised approximately $1.1B in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.

Where does Firefly Aerospace operate robots?

Firefly Aerospace operates 1 verified deployment, including at The Moon.

How many robots has Firefly Aerospace deployed?

DEPLOY has 1 verified Firefly Aerospace deployment on record at sites including The Moon. That is a count of distinct field deployments each backed by sourced evidence, not a manufacturer's claimed unit total; it updates as new sites are verified.

Is Firefly Aerospace a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Firefly Aerospace ranks in roughly the top 30% of companies tracked by the registry.

When was Firefly Aerospace founded?

Firefly Aerospace was founded in 2014.

Is Firefly Aerospace safe?

Firefly Aerospace has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.