Firefly Aerospace will upgrade its Alpha launch vehicle, making changes intended to improve the reliability of a rocket that ...
Speculation that Firefly Aerospace could be among the awardees for the U.S. military's "Golden Dome" missile defense ...
An illustration of Firefly Aerospace's Alpha on the same pad at Wallops Island, Virginia, used by the Antares rocket. Credit: Firefly Aerospace WASHINGTON — Firefly Aerospace announced June 24 it ...
The planned Block II upgrades set to launch on Alpha Flight 8 include the following: Increased length and structural strength: Increasing Alpha’s length from approximately 97 feet to 104 feet with ...
When: Launch window spans from 6:37 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. Sunday, according to Firefly. If needed, the team has backup opportunities for the same time period daily through Thursday. The Texas-based ...
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 ...
Firefly Aerospace launched its two-stage Alpha rocket from California early Tuesday, but something went wrong about two-and-a-half minutes into the flight, rendering the rocket unable to deploy an ...
WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket suffered a technical issue on Tuesday as it ascended into space on its sixth flight, causing a Lockheed Martin (LMT.N), opens new tab ...