Firefly Aerospace and Northrop Grumman Partner to Develop Eclipse Launch Vehicle

Firefly Aerospace has secured a $50 million investment from Northrop Grumman to further develop its medium launch vehicle, Eclipse. The investment will support the development of the launch vehicle, which will have a 16 metric ton to orbit capability. Eclipse will be used for space station resupply, commercial, and national security missions. The partnership between Firefly Aerospace and Northrop Grumman builds on their existing collaboration on the Antares 330 program. The Eclipse launch vehicle will be manufactured using the same first stage Firefly is developing for Antares 330, and will retain flight-proven avionics from the Antares program. The investment was first reported by Firefly Aerospace.