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Firefly, Alpha Rocket and Pacific Ocean

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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

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 · 1d

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."

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Firefly Aerospace's first stage explodes before satellite's deployment

A Firefly Aerospace rocket launched from California crashed into the Pacific Ocean north of Antarctica, failing to place into ...

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Lockheed loses experimental satellite after Firefly launch mishap

The mishap caused the rocket to lose its engine nozzle extension, significantly reducing its thrust and making it unable to ...

Firefly announces 5-day launch window for next mission from Vandenberg SFB

After a nearly two-month delay, Firefly Aerospace has announced a new launch window for its “Message in a Booster” mission ...

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