Michael Sheetz
@michaelsheetz.bsky.social
Firefly Director of Investor Relations | previously @CNBC f/k/@ thesheetztweetz
What a week for Firefly! I'm particularly proud of how we got the whole company involved in the IPO celebration. Fireflies poured their blood, toil, tears, and sweat into this company long before I arrived and we knew we wanted share this moment with everyone on Thursday.
Firefly's MLV rocket is now Eclipse: fireflyspace.com/news/northro...
The Senate Commerce Committee will hold a confirmation hearing for Jared Isaacman, nominee to be NASA administrator, April 9 at 10 am EDT.
The final moments of Blue Ghost Mission 1, witnessing sunset on the Moon: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpA9... @firefly-aerospace.bsky.social
Blue Ghost Mission 1 ended today as planned when lunar night began, after two weeks of operating on the Moon's surface. Our lander sent back this final message as it turned on "Monument Mode:"
The Sun, emerging from totality behind the Earth, seen from Blue Ghost's perch on the Moon: @firefly-aerospace.bsky.social
Landing footage from Firefly's Blue Ghost lander -- this is cool: youtu.be/emebSgs1f2w
SCALPSS Captures Landing on the Moon
YouTube video by NASA Langley Research Center
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Week two with the incomparable @firefly-aerospace.bsky.social team, who keep stacking up wins for this great American company!
IM-2 update this morning: “With the direction of the sun, the orientation of the solar panels, and extreme cold temperatures in the crater, Intuitive Machines does not expect Athena to recharge. The mission has concluded….” www.intuitivemachines.com/im-2
IM-2 | Intuitive Machines
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If you'd like some counter programming for today, Intuitive Machines is aiming to land its second lunar lander on the moon at around 12:30PM ET, hopefully upright this time! www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Intuitive Machines Targets Second Moonshot After Askew Landing
Intuitive Machines is set to land its second spacecraft on the moon on Thursday, roughly a year after the Houston-based company became the first in history to land a commercial lander intact on the lu...
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Moon chores are going well, just finished our vacuuming: fireflyspace.com/news/blue-gh...
Watch Firefly land on the Moon! After identifying surface hazards and selecting a safe landing site, #BlueGhost landed directly over the target in Mare Crisium. A historic moment on March 2 we'll never forget. We have Moon dust on our boots! #BGM1 youtu.be/NpHhEybJdxg
Moon Landing - Firefly Blue Ghost Makes History
YouTube video by Firefly Aerospace
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Firefly made history last weekend. Watch Blue Ghost's awe-inspiring Moon landing video:
Moon Landing - Firefly Blue Ghost Makes History
YouTube video by Firefly Aerospace
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Blue Ghost is on the moon. The lunar horizon, with Earth in view, seen from our lander's top deck:
Looks like @michaelsheetz.bsky.social chose a decent week to start at Firefly! 😄
In 12 hours, we land on the MOON!!! 🌖 Tune in tonight to the Firefly & NASA livestream, which will begin about an hour before Blue Ghost Mission One's landing at ~2:30am CT: www.youtube.com/live/ChEuA1A...
Firefly's Blue Ghost Mission 1 Lunar Landing
YouTube video by Firefly Aerospace
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Quelle vue, les enfants ! Qu'il réussisse à se poser ou non, Blue Ghost a déjà marqué une belle réussite pour Firefly, qui en est à sa première mission lunaire privée (disons, publique-privée).
Michael Sheetz@michaelsheetz.bsky.social · last yr.Blue Ghost, in orbit about 100km above the moon:
X37-B is an incredible spacecraft. Space Force released the first on-orbit image in 15 years of operational flights, showing the secretive uncrewed reusable spaceplane high above Earth:
I am thrilled to join Firefly as Director of Investor Relations!
New special report: China is swiftly forging space ties with African nations, and its investments in satellites and infrastructure are winning friends – and expanding its eyes on the skies – as America slashes help for developing countries. www.reuters.com/investigatio...
China builds space alliances in Africa as Trump cuts foreign aid
China has forged nearly two-dozen pacts with African nations in its bid to surpass the U.S. in space. Investments in satellites and infrastructure are winning friends – and giving China more eyes on the skies – as America slashes help for developing countries.
reuters.com
@michaelsheetz.bsky.social is leaving @cnbc.com for a new opportunity: talkingbiznews.com/media-news/c...
CNBC space reporter Sheetz is departing - Talking Biz News
Michael Sheetz, who covers the space industry for CNBC, is leaving for a new opportunity. His last day will be Friday. Sheetz has been covering the space industry since 2017. He contributes across bot...
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A decade ago I first walked through the doors of CNBC headquarters. 🧵
Troy Meink, a top official at the NRO and Trump's Air Force nominee, arranged a lucrative contract solicitation for a spy satellite network in way that favored Elon Musk's SpaceX, sparking complaints and an IG probe, per 7 people familiar with the contract. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Exclusive: Trump Air Force nominee arranged satellite contract in manner that favored Musk's SpaceX, sources say
President Donald Trump's nominee as Air Force Secretary, currently a top official at the national spy satellite agency, arranged a multibillion-dollar contract solicitation in a way that favored Elon Musk's SpaceX, according to seven people familiar with the contract.
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