Firefly Aerospace Doubles Spacecraft Infrastructure to…

Firefly Aerospace Doubles Spacecraft Infrastructure to Build Multi-Vehicle Production Line

On May 19, 2026, space and defense technology provider Firefly Aerospace (Nasdaq: FLY) announced the completion of a major corporate campus expansion in Cedar Park, Texas. The infrastructure development adds two new facilities to the company’s existing footprint, effectively doubling the physical square footage of its spacecraft division to accelerate the assembly line production of lunar landers and orbital transfer vehicles.

The expanded Cedar Park campus now encompasses 144,000 square feet dedicated to spacecraft assembly, integrated environmental testing, avionics manufacturing, and engineering operations.

Alongside the primary manufacturing lines, Firefly has commissioned a dedicated emergent-work facility named Gloworks. The innovation lab functions as an internal technology incubator, allowing engineers to develop and test hardware enhancements without disrupting the cadence of the active commercial production lines.

The specialized lab houses advanced manufacturing and rapid prototyping machinery:

Additive Manufacturing: High-capacity 3D printers and specialized titanium laser sintering systems for structural components.
Materials Fabrication: Advanced plasma cutters, automated milling machinery, and dedicated carbon composite curing enclosures.
Deep Space Research: Prototyping subsystems optimized to solve survival hurdles, including thermal storage units designed to help electronics survive the two-week lunar night.