Firefly and SSC completed initial infrastructure at Esrange's Launch Complex 3C — control center, payload processing, integration building — plus the FAA–Sweden regulatory framework, moving to final pad construction for a 2028 Alpha launch.
Firefly Aerospace was awarded a $144M NASA CLPS contract for an accelerated Blue Ghost lunar mission — its sixth contracted Moon mission, targeting a 2028 launch on the proven Blue Ghost lander.
Firefly Aerospace acquired Space-ng — whose AI vision-navigation software flew on Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander — to advance autonomous guidance for its Blue Ghost landers and Elytra orbital vehicles.