A Firefly Aerospace manager shows a company satellite to a visitor during a Small Satellite Conference in Logan, Utah on Aug.7, 2018.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or NASA, has signed a $9.8 million contract with a Ukrainian-American aerospace company to launch satellites for space research, the U.S. space agency reported on Dec. 11.
Called Firefly Black, the company with Ukrainian roots has become one of three firms selected by NASA to launch small satellites, including two CubeSats, square-shaped miniature satellites mainly used for research missions in low Earth orbits.
