The Firefly Aerospace rocket stands in the fog smothering Space Launch Complex-2 at Vandenberg Space Force Base on Sunday afternoon. The firm scrubbed the launch attempt. Credit: Contributed photo The ...
Update: The launch was first postponed from Saturday, Feb. 28 to Sunday March 1 due to high upper winds in the flight path. The launch has been scrubbed again and a new target liftoff date has not yet ...
Firefly Aerospace's seventh Alpha rocket exploded on Monday (Sept. 29) during preflight testing. The vehicle was destroyed, and Firefly is assessing the damage to its test stand.
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.