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space1 month ago•4 min saved

Firefly Aces Alpha Flight 7, Validates Block II Upgrades for Flight 8

Firefly Aerospace successfully launched Alpha Flight 7 from Vandenberg, completed orbital insertion, and validated Alpha Block II upgrades—including a new in‑house avionics suite and enhanced thermal protection—with a stage‑two engine relight and delivery of a Lockheed Martin demonstrator payload, setting the stage for Flight 8’s full Block II upgrade (longer airframe, consolidated avionics, and stronger carbon-composite structures).

via Firefly Aerospace|

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technology1 month ago•24 min saved

Firefly Alpha Flight Delayed; SpaceX Falcon 9 Set for Sunday Morning Liftoff

Firefly Aerospace's Alpha Flight 7 has been postponed to Sunday with a 4:50 p.m.–6:50 p.m. local window from Space Launch Complex-2 at Vandenberg due to upper-level winds, while SpaceX's Falcon 9 remains on track for a Sunday-morning liftoff from SLC-4 (midnight–4 a.m. window, around 1:55 a.m.), carrying 25 Starlink satellites and targeting a landing on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship; the weekend also includes a Minuteman III missile test as operations continue.

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