Firefly Alpha Rocket Lost During First Flight
The first flight of the Firefly Alpha Rocket ended prematurely when the rocket experienced an "anomaly" and the flight was aborted just over two minutes after launch.
In a statement released to the media and posted on the Firefly website, the company said that the countdown was nominal and liftoff from Vandenberg AFB in California occurred at 6:59 PM loc…
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