Firefly Aerospace Wins $13M NASA JPL Subcontract to Build Aeroshell for 2028 SkyFall Mars Mission
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Risa Schnautz
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Firefly Aerospace has received a $13 million subcontract from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to manufacture, test, and deliver the aeroshell for the SkyFall Mars mission, targeted for launch in late 2028. The SkyFall mission will deploy three heritage Mars helicopters to conduct science operations, airborne subsurface mapping, and resource prospecting on Mars. Firefly will leverage its proven composite manufacturing expertise from its lunar landers and rockets for this Mars exploration project.
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· 3 pulledFirefly Aerospace (Nasdaq: FLY), a market leading space and defense technology company, today announced a $13 million subcontract from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to manufacture, test, and deliver the aeroshell for NASA's SkyFall mission to Mars, targeted for launch in late 2028.
The SkyFall mission, managed by JPL, will deploy three heritage Mars helicopters to perform science and demonstrate airborne subsurface mapping and resource prospecting.
Firefly to leverage proven composite manufacturing expertise from its lunar landers and rockets to enable next generation of Mars exploration.
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