Firefly Co-Founder sold 58% of the company for $1.

Due to US government pressure, Ukrainian entrepreneur Max Polyakov left the Firefly space project. “I’m giving away my entire 58% stake in Firefly for $1 to my co-founder and partner Tom Markusic. Dear CFIUS, Air Force, and 23 US agencies who betrayed me and condemned me with all their actions over the past 15 months. I hope you are happy now. History will judge all of you guys. Max loves Ukraine, and yes, I have a Ukrainian passport, and I am the founder of Firefly!!! Bye, my “bird,” and ultimately, I am proud of what I have done for my soul, heritage, and the Earth,” he said on his Facebook page. On December 30, the US government asked Polyakov to sell his stake in Firefly Aerospace Inc.’s rocket company.