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Firefly Aerospace expands Texas campus with new cleanroom and innovation lab

May 19, 2026 8:40 AM

Firefly Aerospace (NASDAQ: FLY) announced the completion of facility expansions at its Cedar Park, Texas campus, adding two new buildings that double the total space to 144,000 square feet for spacecraft assembly and operations.

The expansion includes a new cleanroom that is four times larger than the existing facility, funded by a Texas Space Commission grant. The cleanroom will support production of the company's Blue Ghost lunar landers and Elytra orbital vehicles, according to a press release statement.

"The strategic investments we've made in our Cedar Park campus allow us to template our successful Blue Ghost lunar lander into a production line for multiple lunar missions a year," said Ramon Sanchez, COO of Firefly Aerospace.

The company also established an innovation lab called Gloworks, equipped with 3D printers, titanium printers, plasma cutters, composite fabrication equipment, welding tools, and automated milling machines. The lab focuses on propulsion, carbon composites, robotics, and 3D printing technologies.

"Gloworks allows us to amplify our rapid, innovative mindset to tackle the problems of the future," said Shea Ferring, Chief Technology Officer at Firefly Aerospace.

At its Rocket Ranch facility in Briggs, Texas, located less than 30 miles from the Cedar Park campus, Firefly added two mezzanines providing an additional 30,000 square feet of engineering and manufacturing workspace. The company operates six test stands and 217,000 square feet of facilities at the Rocket Ranch location.

Additional improvements include upgrades to the Eclipse engine test stand to support testing multiple engines simultaneously and enhancements to Alpha's stage test stand for improved operations and ground system reliability.

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