• Firefly Aerospace received a USD 13 million NASA JPL subcontract to build the aeroshell for NASA’s SkyFall Mars mission.
• Work covers manufacturing, testing, and delivery of the backshell and heatshield; launch targeted for late 2028.
• Aeroshell to be developed at Gloworks; manufacturing and qualification testing planned at Rocket Ranch in Briggs, Texas.
• Delivery to JPL planned for additional environmental testing before integration with the SkyFall helicopter deployment system.

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