Firefly Alpha rocket experienced a launch anomaly that left a Lockheed Martin satellite in a significantly “lower than planned orbit”, and the “stage and its payload reentered over the South […]
Alpha Missions (FIrefly)
Firefly Aerospace’s launch of Lockheed Martin’s FLTA006 Message in a Booster mission is ‘to be determined’
Firefly Aerospace’s launch of Lockheed Martin’s FLTA006 (Message in a Booster) from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, California, is yet to be determined. Alpha FLTA006 is the second mission […]
Firefly Aerospace’s Firefly Alpha to launch Lockheed Martin’s FLTA006 Message in a Booster mission on Friday
On Friday, April 18 Firefly Aerospace will launch FLTA006 (Message in a Booster) between 6:37 AM – 8:17 AM PDT Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, California, at a cost […]
FireFly Alpha Message in a Booster on hold launch to be determined
The projection of a Sunday launch of FireFly Alpha’s Message in a Booster has come and gone with no statement issued as to a new date. There is a possibility […]
Firefly Alpha’s Message in a Booster now booked for Sunday launch
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 Firefly Alpha from Firefly Aerospace […]
Firefly Alpha’s delay due to strong winds still waiting for window to launch
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 […]
Firefly Alpha is ready to launch FLTA006 (Message in a Booster) on Wednesday
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. […]
Firefly Aerospace ready to launch Alpha FLTA006 for Lockheed Martin’s LM 400 Spacecraft
“Message in a Booster” mission will launch Lockheed Martin’s technology demonstration spacecraft to low Earth orbit Following a successful rocket static fire test, Firefly Aerospace, Inc. has announced the company’s […]
Firefly Aerospace awarded NASA contract to launch INCUS mission from Wallops
Firefly Aerospace has been awarded a fixed-price NASA’s Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) contract for a dedicated Alpha launch of the agency’s Investigation of Convective Updrafts (INCUS) mission […]
Lockheed Martin’s newest tech demo for space connectivity is ready for launch
Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT] newest technology demonstration, called the Tactical Satellite (TacSat), is complete and ready for launch in 2025 aboard a Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket. TacSat is an intelligence, surveillance […]