The following is a statement issued on Vandenberg Rocket Launches Facebook page.

Firefly Alpha’s delay due to strong winds still waiting for window to launch

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Firefly Alpha from Firefly Aerospace is scheduled to launch on March 26 from Space Launch Complex 2W at Vandenberg SFB at 6:37 – 8:17 am PDT, at a cost of $15 million, however….

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Firefly Alpha is ready to launch FLTA006 (Message in a Booster) on Wednesday

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Firefly Alpha from Firefly Aerospace will launch on March 26 from Space Launch Complex 2W at Vandenberg SFB at 6:37 – 8:17 am PDT, at a cost of $15 million.

This is the sixth flight of the Firefly Alpha small satellite launcher, launching the demonstration mission for Lockheed Martin’s new LM400 satellite bus, which will carry a communications payload.