Firefly signs payload agreement with Starcloud; shares rise

Firefly Aerospace

30/09/2026 17:58

** Space and defense technology company Firefly Aerospace FLY.O up 6.6% to $24.35
** Co signs a commercial payload agreement with Starcloud for an AI computing demonstration in lunar orbit
** Starcloud’s SC-1L payload will fly on FLY’s orbital vehicle Elytra to test the capabilities of a future lunar data center 
** Mission targeted for launch no earlier than 2028, marking Firefly's third lunar mission
** Elytra will remain in lunar orbit for up to five years to enable more rapid revisit times of the lunar surface for government and commercial customers 
** Including session's moves FLY up 8.8% YTD

(Reporting by Jayasree Prabhu in Bengaluru)
((jayasree.prabhu@thomsonreuters.com))