President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing government agencies to "eliminate or expedite" environmental reviews for commercial launch and reentry licenses to streamline processes.
Firefly Aerospace Inc. is a space and defense technology company based in Cedar Park, Texas, specializing in space launch and landing capabilities, including small- to medium-lift launch vehicles and lunar landers.
The second flight of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket will be delayed until at least mid-August, as the company works through corrective actions identified after the first launch.
"The crew who flew to space this week on an automated flight by Blue Origin were brave and glam, but you cannot identify as an astronaut," Duffy wrote Thursday on X.