Reaver – Spaceflight Now

August 18, 2019

Breaking News

[ August 17, 2019 ] China’s Jielong 1 smallsat launcher successful on first flight Mission Reports
[ August 16, 2019 ] NASA directs Alabama space center to manage lunar lander program Mission Reports
[ August 16, 2019 ] Live coverage: Rocket Lab launch delayed to Monday Mission Reports
[ August 15, 2019 ] Smallsat companies teaming up on deorbit experiment Mission Reports
[ August 15, 2019 ] Photos: Atlas 5 blasts off with U.S. Air Force communications payload Atlas 5

Firefly’s commercial satellite launcher to use Delta 2 pad at Vandenberg

May 2, 2018

A commercial rocket under development by Firefly Aerospace will conduct its first orbital test flight in 2019 from a launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California that will become vacant with the retirement of the venerable Delta 2 booster later this year, the company announced Tuesday.