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"The team is working closely with our customers and the FAA to conduct an investigation and determine root cause of the anomaly." ...
Late last month, Firefly announced that Northrop Grumman has invested $50 million into accelerating the development of the ...
Firefly's Alpha Rocket Fails in Space, Sends Lockheed Satellite Falling Into Ocean By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket suffered a technical issue on Tuesday as ...
Firefly Aerospace launched its Alpha rocket for the sixth time ever on Tuesday morning (April 29), but things did not go as planned. Alpha lifted off from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base ...
Northrop Grumman investment supports development of Firefly’s Eclipse, a medium-lift model designed for a range of mission ...
Firefly’s two-stage Alpha rocket stands on the launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California ahead of the launch of a payload for customer Lockheed Martin. [Courtesy: Firefly Aerospace ...
Here’s how it works. A new rocket just earned its wings. Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket aced a test flight today (Oct. 1), successfully delivering a handful of tiny satellites to Earth orbit ...
Video from the Alpha second stage shows one of its satellite payloads being deployed into low Earth orbit after launch Oct. 1. Credit: Firefly Aerospace KIHEI, Hawaii — Firefly Aerospace’s ...
Firefly Aerospace says the Alpha rocket is ready for its fifth flight planned Monday night from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Credit: Firefly Aerospace photo The fifth Firefly Aerospace Alpha could ...
The mission will be conducted as another responsive space operation that includes transporting the payload fairing to the launch pad, mating it to Firefly’s Alpha rocket, and completing final ...