A rocket launch from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base did not go to plan after the spacecraft experienced a midair "mishap." Firefly Aerospace, the Texas-based spaceflight company that ...

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Still riding the high of successfully landing a spacecraft on the moon, Firefly Aerospace this week was reminded of the challenges of space flight when one of its Alpha rockets failed to reach orbit ...

A violent rocket explosion in Texas recently sent a cascade of fire and plumes of billowing smoke into the air that was captured on video. Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket blew up in dramatic fashion ...

Update, 4:20 p.m.: Firefly has once again delayed the rocket launch to the furthest edge of its launch window. The rocket will now launch at 6:59 p.m. Update, 3:50 p.m.: Firefly is now targeting a ...

A small rocket that took off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Tuesday morning ended up in the Pacific Ocean north of Antarctica after a mishap occurred a few minutes into the launch. Firefly ...

Usually, if a rocket is going to explode, it'll do it near launch, or close to the point of maximum dynamic pressure (Max-Q). But in the case of the Firefly Aerospace rocket earlier this week, it ...

Which US rocket companies achieved the most during 2025? Once again, Ars Technica is here to provide some answers in the form of our annual power ranking of US launch companies. We began doing this in ...

We'll likely have to wait a while to see Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket take to the skies again. The first stage of the rocket that Firefly was prepping to make Alpha's seventh-ever flight exploded ...