Firefly Aerospace's $110M EXIM loan would put Jason Kim's moon factory inside U.S. industrial policy
The expected loan would fund Texas spacecraft production after Firefly turned Blue Ghost into a credible lunar manufacturing story.
By Ryan Merket · Published
Primary source: Reuters
Why it matters
Firefly Aerospace is a useful test case for the next phase of space startups: after a marquee mission, the hard part is financing repeatable manufacturing capacity.
Jason Kim's Firefly Aerospace is expected to secure a $110 million U.S. Export-Import Bank loan to expand spacecraft production facilities in Texas, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing a document reviewed by the outlet.…
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