Firefly Aerospace (NASDAQ: FLY) participated in two rapid space mission exercises for the U.S. Space Force as part of the VICTUS DIEM program, the company announced March 25.

The first exercise demonstrated rapid payload processing, completing spacecraft arrival operations, checkouts, mating, and encapsulation in under 12 hours. The second exercise involved a 36-hour rapid launch simulation designed to practice emergency launch protocols for tactically responsive space missions.

Working with Space System Command's System Delta 89 Tactically Responsive Space Program and Space Launch Delta 30, the team completed mission design, flight trajectory planning, launch collision avoidance analysis, range safety protocols and authorizations, and final launch operations within 36 hours of receiving a simulated launch notice.

The exercises were conducted in collaboration with Lockheed Martin. VICTUS DIEM was created to provide additional opportunities to test rapid launch capabilities through commercial partnerships within government processes, with results focused on refining procedures for rapid launch as part of the broader VICTUS program.

The company described itself as the only commercial company to launch a satellite to orbit with approximately 24-hour notice and the only company to achieve a landing on the Moon. Firefly was established in 2017 with facilities located in central Texas.