We now know why the fourth-ever launch of Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket didn't go entirely to plan. That mission, called Fly the Lightning, lifted off on Dec. 22 of last year, carrying an ...

In a cosmic oopsie, Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket had a little hiccup in its upper stage during a high-stakes launch on December 22. The Lockheed Martin satellite it was supposed to launch was ...

But Kim is unfazed. He sees gaps in the launch market for Firefly's Alpha and coming MLV rockets, which slot into the middle of the small-to-heavy class of vehicles. "In the history of the world ...

Join our newsletter to get the latest military space news every Tuesday by veteran defense journalist Sandra Erwin. WASHINGTON — Space technology firm True Anomaly has selected Firefly Aerospace ...