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Firefly Alpha Rocket Suffers Launch Anomaly

Lockheed Martin LM 400 Tech Demo Payload Lost

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Tom Patton
Apr 30, 2025
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The Firefly Alpha rocket carrying a demonstration payload for Lockheed Martin experienced an anomaly during launch Tuesday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, resulting in the loss of the payload, Lockheed Martin’s LM 400 tech demo with a goal to prove out the risk-reduction and pathfinding efforts the company has done for its multi-mission …

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