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Firefly Alpha Rocket Explodes

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

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 experimental satellite into orbit for Lockheed Martin.

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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.

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FAA grounds Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket until failure investigation is complete

The Federal Aviation Administration is grounding Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket until the company completes an investigation into the vehicle's April 29 launch failure.

Rocket Report: Starbase the city is coming soon; Alpha remains in beta

Welcome to Edition 7.42 of the Rocket Report! For about a decade now, we've been following the development of the Starbase ...

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Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket suffers 'mishap' during launch of prototype Lockheed Martin satellite (video)

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 ...

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Firefly Scrubs Launch Attempt, SpaceX Falcon Rocket Lifts Off From VSFB

One rocket got off the ground Monday afternoon at Vandenberg Space Force Base while a different booster still stands awaiting ...

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UPDATE: Firefly rocket launch at Vandenberg SFB rescheduled for Tuesday morning

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

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