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DoD Awards Contract to Firefly Aerospace

Mission Will Utilize Elytra Vehicle to Perform On-Demand Orbital Maneuvers and Space Domain Awareness

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Tom Patton
Apr 15, 2025
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A contract to support of the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) Sinequone Project has been awarded to Firefly Aerospace. During the DoD mission, Elytra will serve as a space maneuver vehicle to perform a series of responsive on-orbit tasks, including space domain awareness operations in low Earth orbit (LEO). The mission is…

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