Space Development Agency Selects Firefly for Rapid Demonstration Missions

Firefly Aerospace has been selected as a vendor for the SDA’s Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated LEO (HALO) program. The company is now eligible to support rapid, end-to-end demonstration missions for military satellites utilizing its Elytra orbital vehicles. Firefly’s CEO Jason Kim stated that the company is ready to meet demand for advanced in-space capabilities. The SDA’s HALO program aims to enable fast and flexible contracting mechanisms for demonstration and experimentation system missions.