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Firefly says it has acquired Space-ng
Firefly Aerospace announced the acquisition of Space-ng, a Colorado-based software company, and said the business will be fully integrated into Firefly.
- Firefly said on June 25, 2026 that it acquired Space-ng Inc.
- Space-ng will be fully integrated into Firefly after the deal.
- Ethan Rublee is joining Firefly as Chief Engineer of Software.
- Space-ng is based in Littleton, Colorado, and was formed in 2024 as a spinoff of Farm-ng.
- Firefly tied the acquisition to a broader mission pipeline that includes additional NASA CLPS lunar missions and a Defense Innovation Unit mission.
Cosa è successo
Firefly Aerospace said on 2026-06-25 that it acquired Space-ng Inc. The company said Space-ng will be fully integrated into Firefly, with Ethan Rublee joining as Chief Engineer of Software.
Cosa sappiamo
Firefly announced the deal on 2026-06-25 and said it has acquired Space-ng Inc.
Space-ng is headquartered in Littleton, Colorado. The company was formed in 2024 as a spinoff of Farm-ng, which is associated with 2020 in the verified facts.
Firefly said Space-ng will be fully integrated into the company, and Ethan Rublee is joining Firefly as Chief Engineer of Software.
Firefly says it is the first commercial company to achieve a successful Moon landing. It says Blue Ghost touched down at Mare Crisium on 2025-03-02 after carrying out 2 hazard avoidance maneuvers, and it describes that landing as the first commercial touchdown in Moon history.
The company also lists a pipeline of 3 additional lunar missions under NASA's CLPS initiative, 1 lunar mission supporting NASA MoonFall, and 1 space domain awareness mission for the Defense Innovation Unit.
Perché è importante
For readers following the lunar industry, the deal adds software capability to a company that says it has already landed on the Moon and has several additional lunar missions in its backlog.
The acquisition also matters beyond lunar delivery work because Firefly links its current mission set to both NASA-related lunar work and a Defense Innovation Unit mission.
Contesto
Firefly Aerospace is a company covered in the lunar sector, and Mare Crisium is the reported landing site for Blue Ghost Mission 1.
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