Firefly Aerospace Inc. (NASDAQ:FLY) shares are trending Tuesday after the company announced a $13 million NASA subcontract for its SkyFall mission to Mars.
The Contract
Under the agreement, Firefly will produce, test and deliver the aeroshell — a protective structure that shields spacecraft during atmospheric entry — for NASA’s SkyFall mission, targeted for launch in late 2028. The subcontract comes from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).
The SkyFall mission, managed by JPL, will deploy three heritage Mars helicopters to perform science and demonstrate airborne subsurface mapping and resource prospecting, paving the way for American astronauts on Mars.
Ramps Spacecraft Production
