Firefly Aerospace Expands Central Texas Campus to Accelerate Spacecraft Production
BY Composights
Published: 26 May 2026
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Firefly Aerospace has expanded its Central Texas operations with a significantly larger spacecraft campus and an innovation lab aimed at accelerating production of lunar and orbital vehicles.
As part of the expansion, the company has doubled the size of its Cedar Park spacecraft facilities to a total of around 144,000 square feet, creating a consolidated campus for spacecraft assembly, avionics integration, mission operations, and engineering activities. The upgrade also includes new buildings adjacent to the existing facility, enabling a more integrated production flow for space systems manufacturing.
The expansion includes a significantly larger spacecraft campus and an innovation lab aimed at accelerating production of lunar and orbital vehicles. The new campus is twice the size of Firefly s former Cedar Park facilities and is located less than 30 miles from Firefly s 200-acre Rocket Ranch in Briggs, Texas, where the company operates six test stands and 217,000 square feet of facilities dedicated to launch vehicle engineering, manufacturing, and integration.
The newly added innovation lab is equipped with advanced manufacturing and prototyping tools, including additive manufacturing systems, titanium processing equipment, welding systems, composite fabrication capabilities, and automated machining tools. The facility is intended to accelerate design iteration cycles and improve integration between engineering and production teams.
Firefly stated that the expanded infrastructure is aimed at improving production throughput and supporting growing demand across lunar exploration and orbital mission programs. The company is currently developing multiple spacecraft platforms, including lunar landers and orbital vehicles, as part of its broader space systems strategy.
The expansion reflects a broader industry trend of scaling spacecraft manufacturing capacity, as space companies increasingly shift from prototype-driven development to production-oriented programs requiring industrial-grade facilities and streamlined assembly processes.
Source: Firefly Aerospace | News
Source: Firefly Aerospace | News
