INCUS Mission Launch Contract Awarded to Firefly

Will Lift Off from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in 2026

NASA has selected Firefly Aerospace of Cedar Park, Texas, to provide the launch service for the agency's Investigation of Convective Updrafts (INCUS) mission, which aims to understand why, when, and where tropical convective storms form, and why some storms produce extreme weather. The mission will launch on the company's Alpha rocket from NASA's Wallop…