Firefly granted FAA clearance to resume Alpha rocket launches

Alpha launch failure blamed on structural failure from aeroheating

Firefly Aerospace said its most recent Alpha launch four months ago was lost because of structural failure linked to higher-than-normal heating during the vehicle’s ascent. The post Alpha launch failure blamed on structural failure from aeroheating appeared first on SpaceNews.

Firefly granted FAA clearance to resume Alpha rocket launches

Firefly Aerospace on Tuesday said it has received clearance from the Federal Aviation Administration to resume Alpha rocket launches, after a technical issue led to a failure in April.Shares of the company were up nearly 5 per cent in extended trading.The Alpha rocket suffered a technical problem while

Firefly Explains Alpha Launch Failure

Firefly Aerospace closed the investigation into the failure of one of its Alpha rockets during an April mission for Lockheed Martin, and received clearance from the FAA to resume launches, the company said in a statement after markets closed. The loss of the launch vehicle was a dark cloud hanging over the company’s otherwise successful IPO this month, and $FLY was up 5% in after-hours trading.Deconstructed: Alpha Flight 6 launched in April from…