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

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 low-Earth orbit a satellite for Lockheed Martin.

Firefly Rocket Launched from Vandenberg Crashes into Pacific Ocean North of Antarctica

The “Message in a Booster’ mission to deliver a Lockheed Martin payload to low Earth orbit suffered an “anomaly” on Tuesday following two days of delays.

Firefly Alpha mission fails after Tuesday launch from Vandenberg SFB

Firefly Aerospace's Alpha #FLTA006 "Message in a Booster" mission failed Tuesday morning during first stage separation that resulted in destruction of the second stage vehicle and payload.

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.

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

The rocket’s first stage may have exploded moments after it separated from the upper stage.

Firefly Aerospace and Lockheed Martin joint launch suffers mishap and safely crashes into the Pacific Ocean near Antartica Tuesday

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – During the Mission in a Booster launch Tuesday, there was mishap during the first-stage separation and the rocket