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AST SpaceMobile wants to build its own rocketship to launch its satellites. AST will buy 36 rocket engines from Firefly, then license the right to build even more.

Firefly inks $1.3 billion deal to supply engines for new AST SpaceMobile 'Blacklift' rocket

Three-year agreement includes engine delivery, licensed IP, and engineering support for AST SpaceMobile's new heavy-lift rocket, injecting additional funds for Firefly to accelerate its own launch vehicle production

MIDLAND, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $ASTS #AST--AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ("AST SpaceMobile") (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, designed for both commercial and government applications, today announced it will build its own 20-ton rocket to deploy its BlueBird satellites in low Earth orbit using Miranda and Vira engines from Firefly Aerospace (NASDAQ: FLY). The rocket, named Blacklift, will be custom-built by.

Investors sold off Firefly stock on no bad news Friday. The space company remains on track to perform two big contracts, for NASA and the U.S. Space Force.

The aerospace company has seen a huge pullback in its valuation. That's partly driven by broader trends impacting space and defense stocks.

Firefly Aerospace shares have fallen 75% from their all-time high. Second-quarter revenue surged 659% year over year to $117.7 million.

RKLB and FLY expand their space and defense capabilities through satellite launches, lunar exploration and government contracts.

Milestone moves Firefly's Elytra spacecraft toward final design and hardware production to deliver NASA JPL drones above the lunar south pole Milestone moves Firefly's Elytra spacecraft toward final design and hardware production to deliver NASA JPL drones above the lunar south pole

CEDAR PARK, Texas, Oct. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Firefly Aerospace (Nasdaq: FLY), a market leading space and defense technology company, will release its third quarter 2026 financial results for the period ended September 30, 2026, on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, after market close.