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"The team is working closely with our customers and the FAA to conduct an investigation and determine root cause of the anomaly." ...
Northrop Grumman invests $50 million in Firefly Aerospace for developing the Eclipse rocket with a 2026 launch target.
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 Base ...
Firefly's Alpha Rocket Fails in Space, Sends Lockheed Satellite Falling Into Ocean By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket suffered a technical issue on Tuesday as ...
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 ...
Firefly’s two-stage Alpha rocket stands on the launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California ahead of the launch of a payload for customer Lockheed Martin. [Courtesy: Firefly Aerospace ...
Northrop Grumman investment supports development of Firefly’s Eclipse, a medium-lift model designed for a range of mission ...
Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket has been grounded until further notice. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is requiring an investigation into Alpha's latest flight, an April 29 launch ...
WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket suffered a technical issue on Tuesday as it ascended into space on its sixth flight, causing a Lockheed Martin (LMT.N), opens new ...
The sixth-ever launch of Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket is officially a failure. The two-stage, 96.7-foot-tall (29.6 meters) Alpha lifted off from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base this ...