Lt. Gen. John Shaw said this week there’s a growing need for on-demand launch capabilities that can be leveraged to replace ...

Firefly Aerospace is gearing up for another go at launching its Alpha rocket, hoping that the small-lift launch vehicle makes it to orbit this time after a fiery first attempt last year.

Who will become the next SpaceX? Maybe nobody, but there are nearly a dozen small-rocket companies actively hunting for a piece of the launch service pie. Two of those companies did not have good ...

Firefly Aerospace’s first attempt to launch its ... of cargo to low Earth orbit and 1,400 pounds (630 kg) to the “highly desirable” Sun-synchronous orbit (an orbit that allows satellites ...

Virgin Orbit had aced four spaceflights in a row before Monday's failure, for example, and Firefly Aerospace reached orbit for the first time with its Alpha vehicle in October 2022.

two Virgin Orbit LauncherOne flights, one flight of Firefly’s Alpha booster and the long-awaited debut flight of NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. In addition, the U.S.-based Rocket Lab ...

Firefly Aerospace has received a huge influx of financing ... “The Firefly team is laser-focused on reaching orbit this year,” the announcement said. “With the successful stage 2 hotfire ...

New aerospace company Firefly Aerospace has successfully reached orbit with its new Alpha rocket. This was Firefly’s second launch attempt from California. NASA has rolled its Artemis I rocket ...

Both the International Space Station and China's Tiangong are making convenient evening flybys. Can you spot them ...

But nearly two hours after the plane left the ground and the rocket fired its engines to swoop toward space, Virgin Orbit revealed ... US-based companies such as Firefly and Astra.

Mystic Farm & Distillery has announced Mystic Galactic, a bourbon whiskey aged for one year in space. DURHAM, N.C. — A Durham ...

Mystic Farm & Distillery has announced Mystic Galactic, a bourbon whiskey aged for one year in space. DURHAM, N.C. — A Durham ...