Talk:Firefly Aerospace

Firefly potential launch site(s)?
With the vehicle only in early-stage design, and some years before flight, haven't seen much on potential launch locations. Well, that's changed: South Texas Rio Grande Valley interest is now a matter of the public record. N2e (talk) 01:43, 1 October 2014 (UTC)


 * The Firefly test site is now sourced within the article. Firefly have purchased 215 acres of land in Briggs, Texas.  Not clear that the Briggs site would ever be used for launches.  However, per the article in The Monitor, link above, it may be that Firefly plans to launch from Texas as well, although not necessarily from Briggs. N2e (talk) 02:35, 17 October 2014 (UTC)

More sources
Here are some other sources, with salient information, for improving the article:
 * Austin Biz Journal], 11 Sep 2014.
 * Hawthorne-based rocket company to move to Texas, Daily Breeze, Associate Press, 11 Sep 2014.
 * This source has now been used in the article. N2e (talk) 21:54, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

Cheers. N2e (talk) 03:27, 17 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Firefly Space Systems Awarded $1.2 Million Economic Development Grant, 26 Sep 2014. Getting $1.25 million development grant from the City of Cedar Park Economic Development Corporation.

Test facility location?
The August Aviation Week source says they bought land in Briggs, Texas, which is in eastern Burnet County, Texas ... while the late-September Parabolic Arc source says they are getting development money from Cedar Park, Texas, which is in Williamson County, Texas. This info needs resolved to get locations straight in the article, and I don't have time to do it just now. Cheers. N2e (talk) 03:38, 17 October 2014 (UTC)


 * Per the ars source, now cited in the article, it appears both are correct. The new HQs is in Cedar Park; the new rokcet engine test facility, and what will become the home of the engine manufacturing facility, is 20-minutes away from there in Williamson County.  N2e (talk) 21:57, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

December 2015 updates
There have been several updates through 2015. Many have been reflected in the article now, including some just today.

Here is another source on a Markusic interview from the fall, with the "Firefly is the Uber of space" quotation. Cheers. N2e (talk) 13:38, 17 December 2015 (UTC)

Arbitration/litigation re the founder
This story is of interest, and may be relevant to this article on the company. Former Propulsion Chief Accuses Virgin Galactic of Lying About SpaceShipTwo’s Safety, Performance, Parabolic Arc, 12 January 2016. Includes a request by Virgin Galactic, Markusic's former employer, to the arbitrator to shut down Firefly and sideline Markusic for a year. N2e (talk) 17:03, 12 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Another news article on the matter: King is drawn into intergalactic battle, The Sunday Times, 17 January 2016.

Ukrainian

 * Firefly Space Systems assets to be sold--Юе Артеміс (talk) 22:18, 14 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Український підприємець викупив американську ракетну компанію Firefly (A Ukrainian businessman bought the American rocket company "Firefly")--Юе Артеміс (talk) 22:23, 14 May 2017 (UTC)


 * As of July, Firefly's website is back up and the firm is hiring

"Изначально была задумка полностью сделать ракету в Украине. Однако наша страна одна из немногих, где частным компаниям это запрещено. Но им разрешается разрабатывать и производить комплектующие. Это подсказало окончательное решение: ракету делаем в США, при этом широкий спектр узлов и агрегатов (в том числе двигатели) разрабатываем и производим в Украине.

Но и в Соединенных Штатах, чтобы приступить к созданию частной ракеты, следует получить лицензии. А это требует времени. Поэтому мы присмотрелись к американской компании Firefly Aerospace...

[Initially, the idea was to completely make rocket in Ukraine. However, our country is one of the few where it's prohibited for private companies. But they are allowed to design and manufacture components. This prompted the final decision: we will make rocket in the USA, while a wide range of components and assemblies (including engines) will be developed and produced in Ukraine.

But also in the United States, to start creating a private rocket, you need to get a license. And it takes time. Therefore, we looked at the American company Firefly Aerospace...]"

- Max Polyakov

В декабре 2019-го мы запустим в космос первую частную украинско-американскую ракету, — Макс Поляков --Юе Артеміс (talk) 11:40, 3 March 2019 (UTC)

Tom Markusic
I noticed the founder is stated as Tom Markusic, and his name is redirected to SpaceX. Is this redirect vandalism? --BatteryIncluded (talk) 18:32, 21 November 2017 (UTC)

I suspect you're correct in that it's redirect vandalism. I changed the redirect to the Firefly article instead. That should be more appropriate until someone makes Tom M. a dedicated page. --Keopele (talk) 14:49, 10 January 2018 (UTC)

Autogenous pressurization?
How does the Firefly tank pressurization system work? I had thought in the past that I'd read it was autonomously pressurized but I don't see it in the article just now, nor recall the source. Cheers. N2e (talk) 14:37, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * They used to be self-pressurized because the methane used as the fuel for the aerospike was self-pressurizing. Since they changed their design, I would imagine that that would also change. Cheers UnknownM1 (talk) 14:51, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks UnknownM1! Do you know where any external source has described the pressurization system?  In the end, we're gonna need to find a reliable source for how that all goes down. N2e (talk) 02:39, 13 April 2018 (UTC)
 * I used https://newatlas.com/firefly-alpha-aerospike-launch-vehicle/32892/, which as far as I can tell is a reliable source. I used it over on the Firefly Alpha page, but that info probably needs to be brought over here too. Cheers! UnknownM1 (talk) 10:59, 13 April 2018 (UTC)

Outright Fabrication of Fact?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly_Aerospace#Production This is an outright fabrication designed to make it appear that this company owns or leases real estate which it does not: "Firefly has launch sites in California and Florida." See the citation and I'm curious who added that 'fact' to wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.104.90.181 (talk) 19:49, 16 July 2019 (UTC)
 * The WP article does not make any statement on ownership. It states the location of its headquarters in Texas and the Florida factory location. The California and Florida launch sites are leased, according to the refs. Cheers,  Rowan Forest (talk) 20:42, 16 July 2019 (UTC)

More on engines
Can we describe the Reaver-1 and Lightning-1 engines ? Are either aerospikes ? And now the Miranda engine. - Rod57 (talk) 07:02, 9 August 2022 (UTC)

Blue Ghost section split

 * Support. Following the pattern used for another class of lunar lander, Intuitive Machines Nova-C, an article titled Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost makes sense to me. Starting the discussion here since there wasn't one and a split template is in the article. (— 𝐬𝐝𝐒𝐝𝐬 — - talk) 20:42, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Definitely needs its own article 73.210.30.217 (talk) 05:11, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

Etymology of Engines and "Firefly"
Firefly is NOT named after the TV show. .

The Reaver and Miranda engines are named after the eponymous antagonists and the planet from the show, respectively. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Enzo32ferrari (talk • contribs) 20:14, 29 March 2024 (UTC)