Firefly Aerospace

Launch vehicles, lunar landers and orbital vehicles.

Founded
2014
Headquarters
Cedar Park, TX
Disclosed funding
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Status
Public (FLY)
Sector
Space
Latest round
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Reported valuation
$6.3B
Website
fireflyspace.com

Overview

Firefly builds the Alpha rocket and the Blue Ghost lunar lander, which achieved a successful Moon landing in March 2025. Co-founder Tom Markusic worked at SpaceX before starting the company, and Firefly listed on Nasdaq in August 2025.

Impact

  • First commercial company to achieve a fully successful Moon landing (Blue Ghost, 2025)
  • Texas-based manufacturing and test operations

Funding

Public company since its August 2025 IPO (~$6.3B valuation at listing). Reported valuation: $6.3B (Aug 2025 IPO).

Founders

Tom Markusic, Co-founder
At SpaceX: Engineer (propulsion test)

Topics

Sources

  1. CNN: Firefly's IPO after its Moon landing
  2. Wikipedia: Firefly Aerospace

Last verified September 30, 2026.