Firefly Aerospace Receives $13M Subcontract From NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory To Produce, Test, Deliver Aeroshell For NASA’s SkyFall Mission To Mars

Firefly Aerospace (Nasdaq: FLY), a market leading space and defense technology company, today announced a $13 million subcontract from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to manufacture, test, and deliver the aeroshell for NASA’s SkyFall mission to Mars, targeted for launch in late 2028. 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.