Firefly Aerospace and Lockheed Martin set to launch joint mission from Vandenberg SFB

Firefly Aerospace to launch Lockheed Martin LM400 tech demo satellite on Alpha rocket from Vandenberg – Spaceflight Now

Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 2 West at Vandenberg Space Force Base ahead of the launch of the ‘Message in a Booster’ mission. Image: Trevor Mahlamann / Firefly Aerospace A perfect storm of range restrictions and suboptimal weather seems to finally be clearing for Firefly Aerospace. After delaying the flight of their sixth Alpha rocket for more than a month, the company announced a new launch window, which opens…

Vandenberg’s Next Mission: Firefly Alpha Rocket Launch on Sunday

What: Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket  When: Launch window spans from 6:37 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. Sunday, according to Firefly. If needed, the team has backup opportunities for the same time period daily through Thursday. The Texas-based company’s sixth Alpha rocket launch had been delayed for several weeks. Where: Space Launch Complex-2, which is west of the airfield. Weather: Weather is currently 60% a go for the launch on Sunday. That means there…

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 Complex 2 — now is slated to blast off Sunday morning from Vandenberg Space Force Base.

Firefly Aerospace and Lockheed Martin set to launch joint mission from Vandenberg SFB

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – Lockheed Martin and Firefly Aerospace announced that a previously postponed launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base now has a five-day launch window beginning on Sunday between 6:37 a.m and 7:29 a.m. and carrying over the same timeframe each day. The Lockheed Martin-funded LM 400 Satellite Platform is a multi-role space vehicle capable of serving military, civilian, or civil customers through its onboard sys…

Firefly Aerospace has signed a contract with the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to create a rocket engine nozzle extender made of a composite material based on a ceramic matrix. This initiative is aimed at improving the performance and reducing production costs of rocket engines. A new fixed nozzle extender is planned to be used in the second stage of rockets. Firefly Aerospace stressed that this project will prove the effectiveness of.…