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Elytra Orbital Vehicles Introduced by Firefly

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Tom Patton
Aug 10, 2023
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A line of highly mobile and scalable orbital vehicles has been introduced by Firefly Aerospace. "Elytra" (pronounced ella-truh) offers on-orbit mobility, hosting, delivery, and servicing across cislunar space and beyond. When launched on Firefly's small- and medium-lift launch vehicles, the technology can service the entire lifecycle of government and c…

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