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Firefly’s Alpha Rocket Crashes Into Pacific Ocean After Failing to Reach Orbit

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.

Ars Technica · 21h

Firefly’s rocket suffers one of the strangest launch failures we’ve ever seen

Another update from Firefly early Tuesday afternoon confirmed the launch failed. The company said the rocket "experienced a mishap between stage separation and second stage ignition that led to the loss of the Lightning engine nozzle extension, substantially reducing the engine’s thrust."

Reuters on MSN · 20h

Firefly's Alpha rocket fails in space, sends Lockheed satellite falling into ocean

With Tuesday's events, four of six Alpha flights since 2021 have failed. Firefly, which was able to achieve a breakthrough moon landing in March, is vying with a handful of simila

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Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket scrubs launch attempt ahead of 6th mission, new flight date pending

We will update this story as new times are announced. Firefly Aerospace plans to launch its Alpha rocket for the sixth time ever Monday morning (April 28), and you can watch the action live.

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Global Space Endeavors: From Rockets to Satellites

Recent developments in space exploration include Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket failing, China's Shenzhou-19 spacecraft ...

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Firefly Rocket Experiences Mishap After Liftoff from Vandenberg

The Firefly Aerospace sixth Alpha rocket experienced in-flight troubles more than 2 minutes after launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base Tuesday ...

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Firefly Alpha mission slated to launch from Vandenberg SFB on Sunday morning

Firefly Aerospace's Alpha #FLTA006 "Message in a Booster" mission — initially scheduled to go on March 15 from Space Launch ...

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Firefly To Develop Ceramic Matrix Composite Rocket Nozzle Extension

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded Firefly Aerospace a contract to develop a ceramic matrix composite ...

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