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Firefly Aerospace Signs Rocket Engine Deal Valued at More Than $1.3 Billion with AST SpaceMobile

$ASTSPress releaseNov 6, 2026, 7:30 AM ETRead the release

AST SpaceMobile signed a three-year agreement worth more than $1.3 billion with Firefly Aerospace for 36 rocket engines (27 Miranda and 9 Vira), a license to the engine intellectual property, and engineering support for its new heavy-lift rocket. Payment consists of cash and shares of AST Class A Common Stock, with the stock portion subject to various lock-up periods.

Key figures

Deal Value Usd
$1.3 billion
Vira engines
9
Engines total
36
Miranda engines
27
Miranda thrust lbf
230000
Agreement term years
3

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