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Firefly's Alpha rocket, Lockheed satellite fall into ocean

Firefly's Alpha rocket, Lockheed satellite fall into ocean after failed launch

Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket suffered a technical issue on Tuesday as it ascended into space on its sixth flight, causing a Lockheed Martin satellite it was supposed to place into orbit to crash into the Pacific Ocean.

Space.com on MSN · 14h

Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket fails during launch, falls into the sea near Antarctica

Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket suffered an anomaly during its sixth-ever launch today (April 29), resulting in the loss of its payload, a Lockheed Martin technology demonstration.

Ars Technica · 13h

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."

Devdiscourse18h

Mishap in Space: Firefly's Alpha Rocket Off Course

Firefly Aerospace's sixth Alpha rocket mission faced a setback as its launch from California resulted in an orbit deviation, ...

Noozhawk9h

Firefly Rocket Launch Failure Puts Satellite in Ocean, Not Orbit

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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