On Oct. 1, 2022, Firefly launched the “To The Black” mission which successfully deployed three satellites into low Earth orbit. However, space tracking data showed that the satellites were deployed at a lower-than-planned altitude, and just two weeks after launch, all payloads have reentered Earth’s atmosphere.
Firefly has begun expansions to its test site in Briggs, Texas, ahead of the Alpha rocket’s third flight and further development of the company’s MLV rocket.
With the goal of successfully reaching orbit, Firefly successfully launched FLTA002 – its second demonstration…
During October 2021’s Small Payload Ride Share Association Symposium, a collection of small satellite launch…
Firefly Aerospace suffered a failure during the first orbital flight of their small satellite launch…
Across the world, several startup launch providers such as Relativity Space, Astra, Virgin Orbit, and…
In 2019, American companies reached crucial milestones on the path towards launching small satellites. Firefly…