Rocket Lab, an aerospace manufacturer and launch service provider, Launcher, a developer of rockets, Firefly Aerospace, a private aerospace firm, Inliper, a joint venture company, and Stratolaunch, an aerospace company providing high-speed flight test services, completed the acquisition of various aerospace machinery and equipment assets from Virgin Orbit, a provider of launch services for small satellites, for $36m. “Firefly strategically bid and purchased the Virgin Orbit inventory for the significant cost savings on common off-the-shelf components that we use in our product lines, and the benefit of eliminated supply chain lead-times associated with critical flight components,” Firefly Aerospace.