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Firefly Alpha Rocket Explodes

Reuters on MSN · 23h

Firefly's Alpha rocket fails in space, sends Lockheed satellite falling into ocean

With Tuesday's events, four of six Alpha flights since 2021 have failed. Firefly, which was able to achieve a breakthrough moon landing in March, is vying with a handful of simila

Firefly’s Alpha Rocket Crashes Into Pacific Ocean After Failing to Reach Orbit

A Firefly Aerospace rocket failed to deliver its payload to orbit on Tuesday, creating a cloud of debris in the sky before falling back down toward an ocean crash.

Ars Technica · 1d

Firefly’s rocket suffers one of the strangest launch failures we’ve ever seen

Another update from Firefly early Tuesday afternoon confirmed the launch failed. The company said the rocket "experienced a mishap between stage separation and second stage ignition that led to the loss of the Lightning engine nozzle extension, substantially reducing the engine’s thrust."

Defense News on MSN23h

Lockheed loses experimental satellite after Firefly launch mishap

The mishap caused the rocket to lose its engine nozzle extension, significantly reducing its thrust and making it unable to ...

FLYING Magazine1h

Firefly Alpha Rocket Grounded After In-Flight Anomaly

Launch provider says a nozzle extension on the upper engine was lost during stage separation, preventing the rocket from ...

Firefly announces 5-day launch window for next mission from Vandenberg SFB

After a nearly two-month delay, Firefly Aerospace has announced a new launch window for its “Message in a Booster” mission ...

Firefly Delays Launch at Vandenberg, SpaceX Aiming for Afternoon Liftoff

The Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket, the first of two planned launches Sunday at Vandenberg Space Force Base, will hang out at ...

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