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Firefly Aerospace • Firefly Alpha • Space Launch Complex 2W (CA)
Firefly Aerospace • Firefly Alpha • SLC-2W
Second test flight of the Firefly Alpha small sat launcher developed by Firefly Aerospace.
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Second test flight of the Firefly Alpha small sat launcher developed by Firefly Aerospace.
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Second test flight of the Firefly Alpha small sat launcher developed by Firefly Aerospace.
Firefly Alpha (Firefly α) is a two-stage orbital expendable launch vehicle developed by the American aerospace company Firefly Aerospace to cover the commercial small satellite launch market. Alpha is intended to provide launch options for both full vehicle and ride share customers.
Firefly Aerospace is an American private aerospace firm based in Austin, Texas, that develops small and medium-sized launch vehicles for commercial launches to orbit.
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ArticleAfter winning a $17.6 million Space Force contract for a 2023 mission, Firefly eyes more opportunities in the military market
Article"Firefly is at the point where the only thing holding them back is execution."
ArticleFirefly Aerospace said its privately-developed Alpha small satellite launcher achieved “100% mission success” on a test flight from California early Saturday...
ArticleFeaturedFirefly Aerospace’s Alpha launch vehicle reached orbit on its second launch Oct. 1, more than a year after the vehicle’s first launch failed.