"We didn't have to go to New York or D.C. to go to Nasdaq, they came here to Texas." In this episode of Built in Texas, Firefly Aerospace (NASDAQ: FLY) CEO Jason Kim shares how the space defense company builds rockets, satellites, lunar landers, and ground systems for the hardest missions in space, and why being rooted in Texas has been central to its growth since day one. This conversation explores Firefly's historic 2025 moon landing as the first commercial company to do so, its combined hardware-and-software approach, and how Nasdaq's presence in Texas has helped fuel the company's access to financing and its ambitions to expand. Through Nasdaq Texas, companies like Firefly can stay rooted in the communities they serve while leveraging the full Nasdaq platform for global capital access, liquidity, and market infrastructure. Learn more: https://www.nasdaq.com/nasdaq-texas?utm_campaign=BuiltinTexas&utm_medium=PaidSocial&utm_source=YouTube&utm_creative=video-Firefly