Firefly Aerospace's seventh Alpha rocket exploded on Monday (Sept. 29) during preflight testing. The vehicle was destroyed, and Firefly is assessing the damage to its test stand.
ATLANTIC, Va. -- Crews searched for scorched wreckage along the Virginia coast Wednesday in hopes of figuring out why an unmanned commercial rocket exploded in a blow to NASA's strategy of using ...
The upcoming test flight, dubbed "Stairway to Seven," is the seventh for the Alpha rocket. Following the mission, Firefly will debut a new, taller version of Alpha for flight 8. The company also ...