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Firefly Aerospace prepares Alpha rocket for 1st launch since explosive mishaps last year

Firefly Aerospace is gearing up for the seventh liftoff of its Alpha rocket on Feb. 27, after two explosive events in 2025 ...
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Firefly Aerospace readies Alpha rocket for launch after fiery failures

Firefly Aerospace is preparing to return its Alpha rocket to flight after a failed sixth launch attempt ended in an anomaly ...

Rocket Report: Chinese launch firm raises big money; Falcon 9 back to the Bahamas

Welcome to Edition 8.30 of the Rocket Report! As I write this week’s edition, NASA’s Space Launch System rocket is undergoing ...

Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket is returning to flight

This will mark the seventh flight for the company's Alpha rocket, which had been grounded following a failed flight in April.

Rocket Lab Balances Rapid Electron Launches With Neutron Program Setbacks

Rocket Lab (NasdaqCM:RKLB) completed two Electron launches within eight days, reinforcing its position as a frequent small-satellite launch provider. The company successfully deployed South Korea’s ...
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Rocket Lab’s Electron launches Japanese satellite, sets a new yearly record

Rocket Lab’s final Electron mission of the year did more than loft another payload into orbit. By delivering a Japanese radar satellite to space, the company locked in a new annual launch record for ...

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to send 6 space tourists 60 miles high

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will launch a rocket from West Texas bearing six lucky passengers who will become the latest to ride to the edge of space.

There’s a lot of big talk about sovereign launch—who is doing something about it?

No one will supplant American and Chinese dominance in the space launch arena anytime soon, but several longtime US allies now see sovereign access to space as a national security imperative. Taking ...