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Another update from Firefly early Tuesday afternoon confirmed the launch failed. The company said the rocket "experienced a ...
It climbed smoothly over the Pacific Ocean until stage separation occurred about 2 minutes and 35 seconds into flight. At that point, a cloud of vapor was visible on Firefly’s livestream before ...
Credit: Firefly Aeropace photo The Firefly Aerospace sixth Alpha rocket experienced in-flight troubles more than 2 minutes after launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base Tuesday morning causing ...
(Corrects headline to make clear failure occurred after launch; fixes typo in first bullet) By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket suffered a technical issue on ...
"A return to flight is based on the FAA determining that any system, process, or procedure related to the mishap does not ...
A Firefly Aerospace rocket failed to deliver its payload to orbit on Tuesday, creating a cloud of debris in the sky before falling back down toward an ocean crash.
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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.
Instead, the satellite crashed into the Pacific Ocean with part of the rocket. The failed mission was Firefly's sixth flight of its Alpha rocket, which it is developing for commercial launches to ...
Still riding the high of successfully landing a spacecraft on the moon, Firefly Aerospace this week was reminded of the challenges of space flight when one of its Alpha rockets failed to reach ...
"The stage and payload have now safely impacted the Pacific Ocean in a cleared zone north of Antarctica," Firefly said. During Alpha's ascent, a company livestream of the flight showed several ...
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 ...