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Space

Firefly Aerospace To Launch True Anomaly’s Spacecraft For VICTUS HAZE, Additional Missions

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, October 17th, 2024

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Firefly Aerospace To Launch True Anomaly’s Spacecraft For VICTUS HAZE, Additional Missions

True Anomaly's Jackal autonomous orbiting vehicle in production. Photo: True Anomaly

True Anomaly on Thursday said it has selected Firefly Aerospace to launch its Jackal spacecraft for the U.S. Space Force’s VICTUS HAZE Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) mission expected to occur no later than fall 2025. Firefly will also launch two additional missions for True Anomaly between 2025 and 2027. The Space Force in April awarded separate contracts to Rocket Lab [RKLB] and True Anomaly for VICTUS HAZE to demonstrate rendezvous and proximity operations with commercially-built assets to counter irresponsible behavior…

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