Firefly Aerospace is returning its Alpha launch vehicle to flight after a nearly 10-month stand down following the failed FLTA006 “Message In A Booster” mission in April 2025. FLTA007 “Stairway to Seven” is now scheduled to launch from the California coast no earlier than 5:50 PM PDT on Monday, March 9 (00:50 UTC on March 10).
The launch window lasts until 7:50 PM PDT on March 9 (02:50 UTC on March 10). The launch had been scheduled for Friday, Feb. 27, then Saturday, Feb. 28, and Sunday, March 1, but was postponed every time due to forecast high upper-level winds.