The Space Force would not confirm a target launch date for the mission, but its fiscal 2025 budget set late 2025 or 2026 as ...

These missions require Firefly to keep a rocket on standby and launch within 24 hours of notice from Space Force.

With this new lease of life, Firefly began rapidly developing the Alpha, a dedicated small-satellite rocket that is theoretically capable of delivering a 1,000 kilogram (2,204 pounds) payload to a ...

Credit: Firefly Aerospace ORLANDO, Fla. — Firefly Aerospace expects to start launching its Alpha rocket from launch sites in Virginia and Sweden as soon as 2026 to help the company avoid growing ...

We now know why the fourth-ever launch of Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket didn't go entirely to plan. That mission, called Fly the Lightning, lifted off on Dec. 22 of last year, carrying an ...

Firefly Aerospace, Inc., the leader in responsive space launch services, today announced the company was awarded a $21.81 ...

The company will keep a rocket and vehicle on standby so Space Force can order launches for more quick responses.

All the while, Firefly's pushed forward. Building and testing at its "Rocket Ranch" outside Austin, Texas, the 700-person company has launched its Alpha rocket five times from California's ...

Firefly will continue to launch other government and commercial missions while maintaining an Alpha rocket on standby for the Space Force. Then at an unknown time, the Space Force will give ...

The company will keep a rocket and vehicle on standby so Space Force can order launches for more quick responses. Firefly Aerospace ... but will maintain one of its Alpha rockets on standby ...