The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded Firefly Aerospace a contract to develop a ceramic matrix composite ...

A Houston-based aerospace firm has successfully outfitted its record-setting hypersonic engine system with NASA-supported ...

CEDAR PARK, Texas, April 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Firefly Aerospace, the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, today announced the company was awarded a contract from the Air Force ...

The company did not disclose how much the contract was for, but said it plans to use the technology on several of its rockets.

The site is dedicated to his pursuit of liquid fueled rocket engine building ... of the liquid oxygen expanding to cool the chamber and nozzle before being burned. This allows for a very efficient ...

This makes vacuum nozzles for upper stages of space flight ... making it difficult to fabricate using traditional methods. In ...

More compact and agile hypersonic rocket engine propulsion system, supported by a NASA SBIR, will be demonstrated in the ...

Built with lightweight composite material, nozzle extensions will lower costs, improve performance, and accelerate rocket engine production CEDAR PARK, Texas, April 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE ...

Firefly will utilize its expertise in composite manufacturing and liquid rocket engines to rapidly design, build, and test a composite-based nozzle extension to validate the material. Once developed ...