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Firefly identifies cause of Alpha booster test failure

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Firefly Aerospace says contamination in a fluid line caused the loss in September of an Alpha first stage being tested for an upcoming launch. The post Firefly identifies cause of Alpha booster test failure appeared first on SpaceNews.

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After investigation, the company Firefly Aerospace understood why a test on the first floor of its Alpha rocket ended in a huge explosion. The scene, captured by nearby cameras, was spectacular to see. At the end of September, a huge explosion was taking place from the Briggs site in Texas, where

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Space News broke the news in Mojave, United States on Thursday, November 13, 2025.
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