Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket suffered a technical issue on Tuesday as it ascended into space on its sixth flight, causing a Lockheed Martin satellite it was supposed to place into orbit to crash ...

Another update from Firefly early Tuesday afternoon confirmed the launch failed. The company said the rocket "experienced a ...

"A return to flight is based on the FAA determining that any system, process, or procedure related to the mishap does not affect public safety." ...

Today's mission, which Firefly calls "Message in a Booster," is intended to send the LM 400 satellite technology demonstrator to low Earth orbit (LEO) for Lockheed Martin. The mission was ...

Now, Firefly is working alongside its partner on the mission, Lockheed Martin, the Space Force, and the Federal Aviation Administration in an investigation of the mishap added Firefly Aerospace.

Firefly Aerospace, the Texas-based spaceflight company that manufactured the rocket in question, said the issue prevented a prototype satellite owned by Lockheed Martin from reaching orbit ...

(Lockheed Martin) A launch anomaly on board Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket resulted in the loss of a Lockheed Martin spacecraft designed to demonstrate new satellite technologies. The mission ...

April 30 (UPI) --A Firefly Aerospace rocket launched from California crashed into the Pacific Ocean north of Antarctica, failing to place into low-Earth orbit a satellite for Lockheed Martin.

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 ...

Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket suffered a technical issue on Tuesday as it ascended into space on its sixth flight, causing a Lockheed Martin satellite it was supposed to place into orbit to ...