September 2021 – Page 6 – Spaceflight Now

Firefly’s Alpha rocket explodes on inaugural test launch

September 3, 2021 Spaceflight Now

The first test flight of Firefly Aerospace’s privately-developed Alpha small satellite launcher ended in a fiery explosion soon after liftoff Thursday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Firefly set for inaugural test launch from Vandenberg

September 2, 2021 Stephen Clark

The first test flight of Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha launch vehicle could take off as soon as Thursday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Crew completes spaceship fit check ahead of all-private mission to orbit

September 1, 2021 Stephen Clark

The four private citizens who will fly into orbit later this month on a chartered SpaceX capsule visited their spaceship at Cape Canaveral this week for fit checks. On Wednesday, officials released the first pictures of the cupola window attached to the Crew Dragon Resilience spacecraft, a new addition that will offer the crew expansive views of planet Earth from an altitude of more than 350 miles.