Firefly Aerospace

Firefly Aerospace is returning its Alpha launch vehicle to flight after a nearly 10-month stand… The post Firefly Alpha FLTA007 “Stairway to Seven” set for...

Following a mishap in April of 2025, Firefly Aerospace is aiming to return its Alpha rocket to launch on the 28th of February.

Seven missions are on this week’s launch manifest, with SpaceX’s Falcon 9 dominating the schedule.… The post Launch Preview: Falcon 9 to launch five Starlin...

After a brief grounding earlier this month following the Starlink Group 17-32 second stage deorbit… The post Launch Preview: Firefly to launch Alpha, SpaceX...

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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 10, 2026 Firefly Aerospace is preparing its next Alpha rocket mission, Flight 7 "Stairway to Seven", as a dedicated return-to-f...

This week’s schedule includes up to six Starlink launches from Florida and California. Arianespace launched… The post Launch Roundup: Starlink missions fill...

A Firefly Alpha rocket left a Lockheed Martin satellite in an orbit lower than planned, or not in orbit at all, after an anomaly during launch April 29. The...

Firefly Aerospace is preparing its Alpha small satellite launcher for a flight from Vandenberg Space… The post Firefly Alpha set to launch FLTA006 Message I...

The mission comes after a delay of more than a month due to poor weather, followed by the NRO taking priority on the Western Range. Liftoff is targeting the...

This week, China will launch three taikonauts to the Tiangong space station. SpaceX’s Falcon 9… The post Launch Roundup: China to launch crew, Falcon 9 to l...

This week will see the worldwide launch cadence slow, with only four launches scheduled. SpaceX’s… The post Launch Roundup: Alpha ready for launch, Falcon 9...

The week ahead includes four launches scheduled for Wednesday and the third Electron rocket to… The post Launch Roundup: Alpha, Spectrum, Electron, and Falc...

This week, a busy launch manifest will see SpaceX launch the Crew-10 and Starlink Group… The post Launch Roundup: SpaceX, Rocket Lab, and Firefly set to lau...

NASA Selects Firefly Aerospace to Launch Earth Science Smallsat Trio From Virginia

NASA selected Firefly Aerospace to launch a trio of Earth science smallsats that will study the formation of storms. The post NASA to launch Earth science s...

NASA has selected Firefly Aerospace Inc. of Cedar Park, Texas, to provide the launch service for the agency’s Investigation of Convective Updrafts (INCUS) mi...

The ‘TacSat’ mission marks the second launch under Lockheed Martin's multi-launch agreement with Firefly Aerospace. The post Lockheed Martin to launch 5G...

The companies announced an agreement to support the Space Force’s Tactically Responsive Space program

SAN FRANCISCO — Firefly Aerospace won a contract to launch Quicksounder, a prototype for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s next-generatio...

NASA has selected Firefly Aerospace, Inc. of Cedar Park, Texas, to provide launch services for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Qui...

As part of NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative, Firefly Aerospace launched eight small satellites on July 3 aboard the company’s Alpha rocket. Named “Noise of S...

Firefly Aerospace placed eight cubesats into orbit on a mission funded by NASA on the first flight of the company’s Alpha rocket since an upper stage malfunc...

Firefly made two launch attempts on Monday night, but had to ultimately scrub the mission due to a "ground support issue." Launch is now set for 9:04 p.m. PD...

After six months of preparation following its last flight, Firefly successfully launched the Alpha rocket on its fifth mission. After deciding to stand down...

Following a week in which Tropical Storm Alberto brought high seas, wind, and rain-related delays to the launch schedule in Florida, SpaceX managed to get ba...

NASA is readying for the launch of several small satellites to space, built with the help of students, educators, and researchers from across the country, as...

Eight CubeSats that are part of NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative have been integrated into Firefly Aerospace’s deployment hardware and are ready to be encaps...

Firefly Signs Landmark Launch Contract with Lockheed Martin

The agreement includes 15 firm launches as well as options for an additional 10 missions

A software glitch prevented the upper stage of Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket from completing a second burn during a December launch, stranding its payload...

Despite a much shortened mission, the company said it successfully accomplished many of the objectives of the technology demonstration..

After several delays due to uncooperative weather, Firefly’s Alpha launch vehicle has flown for the fourth time as part of the Fly the Lightning mission. Fir...

A problem with the upper stage of a Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket placed a Lockheed Martin technology demonstration satellite into the wrong orbit on a Dec....

Just on the heels of its success in integrating and launching a payload to orbit within 27 hours for the Space Force, Firefly Aerospace flew again — this tim...

Texas based Firefly Aerospace is looking to launch their second mission this year. Their Alpha rocket will be launching on a mission dubbed “Fly The Lightnin...