Firefly/Spaceflight Deal Asks for Control of Licenses to Be Moved

As part of space launch services company Firefly Aerospace's buy from M&Y Space of Spaceflight, M&Y Space and Spaceflight seek transfer of Spaceflight's sister company, Spaceflight Federal, to Spacerlight. According to an application Friday with the FCC Space Bureau, Spaceflight Federal, an M&Y Space subsidiary, holds a variety of agency licenses, authorizations and pending applications. The companies said FCC approval would result in control of Spaceflight Federal moving from M&Y to Spaceflight, with Firefly in turn controlling Spaceflight. FCC consent would let Firefly use Spaceflight Federal licenses to combine Firefly launch and spacecraft vehicles with Spaceflight's on-orbit experience, per the application. Firefly's Spaceflight acquisition was announced last month.