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Firefly Alpha Rocket Lost During First Flight

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Tom Patton
Sep 07, 2021
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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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