CEDAR PARK, Texas — Firefly Aerospace has completed a new clean room at its spacecraft campus in Cedar Park, a major expansion that company leaders say will allow as many as 12 spacecraft to be in production at once. The facility, celebrated during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday, increases Firefly’s clean room capacity fourfold. The company’s previous space could accommodate three spacecraft simultaneously. Clean rooms are used to assemble, integrate and test spacecraft in tightly controlled environments, helping limit contamination that could affect sensitive equipment. Ray Allensworth, Firefly’s vice president of spacecraft, said the additional space will make it easier to move vehicles through production more efficiently as the company takes on more missions. The project received support from the Texas Space Commission, a state agency created by the Legislature in 2023 to promote Texas’ space industry. Norman Garza, the commission’s executive director, described the facility as one of the first major projects backed by the agency to be completed. Firefly CEO Jason Kim said the expansion is designed to support growth across the company’s business, including rockets, satellites, orbiters and lunar landers. Firefly currently has five lunar missions under contract and plans to develop a larger lander capable of delivering supplies and vehicles to the moon. The Cedar Park expansion comes as NASA pursues plans for a sustained presence on the moon. Jason Geffre, deputy manager of NASA’s Moon Base Program, said the agency will need the ability to send spacecraft frequently as the initiative develops. Kim said NASA’s plans could involve roughly 30 lunar landers reaching the moon over the next several years. The company’s expanded manufacturing capacity is intended to help serve that potential demand, though the missions remain part of a broader future exploration program. Texas aerospace officials pointed to the region’s workforce, universities and technology sector as reasons Central Texas continues to attract space companies. Firefly leaders also emphasized the project’s local significance, describing the company’s Texas roots as a source of pride as the state seeks a larger role in lunar exploration.