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FIREFLY HITS $9.8B VALUATION AFTER HISTORIC LUNAR LANDING Firefly Aerospace, the first private company to land on the moon, saw its value soar past $9.8 billion after shares jumped over 50% in their NASDAQ debut. CEO Jason Kim says the next frontier is building power plants and charging stations... show more

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