SUPPLIER PROFILE
Firefly Aerospace
Payload integration · Mission operations · Lunar payload delivery
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Project-linked supply & hosting
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| StarcloudStarcloud | Firefly announced a commercial payload agreement to host Starcloud’s SC-1L AI processor on Elytra during Blue Ghost Mission 3, targeted no earlier than 2028. After the lunar-surface mission, SC-1L is planned to process… Payload integration · Mission operations · Lunar payload delivery DetailsFirefly announced a commercial payload agreement to host Starcloud’s SC-1L AI processor on Elytra during Blue Ghost Mission 3, targeted no earlier than 2028. After the lunar-surface mission, SC-1L is planned to process Solux vision data in lunar orbit and send results to Earth. Payload integration · Mission operations · Lunar payload delivery Role: Payload host. Provides spacecraft accommodation and related mission services. Disclosed buyer: Starcloud This record reports a contract or order. A record may cover more than one instrument and does not establish completed delivery. Firefly identifies Starcloud as its commercial payload customer. Price, processor configuration, compute capacity, launch vehicle and exact launch date are undisclosed. Lunar deployment and computing remain prospective; Elytra is designed for up to five years in lunar orbit. NASA’s separate CLPS lunar-surface contract is not the value or buyer of this agreement. Evidence checked 2 Oct 2026. Project: Starcloud Project stage: Demonstration program Next project milestone: Starcloud-2 commercial follow-on: late-2026/October launch targets in partner and executive announcements, with limited customer access and full operation targeted by 2027. This is a project target, not a supplier delivery commitment. | Contract / order disclosed | Not disclosed | Source ↗ |
Other partnerships & research roles (1)
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| DARPA | Analytical framework for aggregated on-orbit spacecraft hubs under DARPA LunA-10, including shared power, computation and thermal resources and Elytra-based cislunar servicing. Research & feasibility studies DetailsResearch & feasibility studies Role: Research participant Disclosed buyer: Not disclosed. Associated organization: DARPA The source identifies this role. A separate contract or order is not established by this record. Historical architecture-study selection. Hubs, shared computing and service availability were proposed; no deployed hub, validated computing capacity, study completion or financial terms are established by this release. Evidence checked 14 Oct 2026. | Research selection | Not disclosed | Source ↗ |