"Welcome to Edition 8.13 of the Rocket Report! It's difficult for me to believe, but we have now entered the fourth quarter of the year. Accordingly, there are three months left in 2025, with a lot of launch action still to come. The remainder of the year will be headlined by Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket making its second flight (and landing attempt), and SpaceX's Starship making its final test flight of the year."
"An Alpha rocket blows up on the pad. The booster stage for Firefly Aerospace's next Alpha rocket was destroyed Monday in a fiery accident on the company's vertical test stand in Central Texas, Ars reports. Firefly released a statement confirming the rocket "experienced an event that resulted in a loss of the stage." The company confirmed all personnel were safe and said ground teams followed "proper safety protocols.""
Three months remain in 2025 with major launch activity expected, including Blue Origin's New Glenn second flight and landing attempt, and SpaceX's Starship final test flight. Rocket Lab's Neutron debut remains a slim possibility this year but will likely slip into 2026. Firefly Aerospace's Alpha booster was destroyed during a vertical test stand accident in Central Texas; all personnel were reported safe and ground teams followed proper safety protocols. The destroyed booster was undergoing pre-shipment testing ahead of a Vandenberg launch carrying a small commercial satellite for Lockheed Martin and was slated for Alpha's seventh flight.
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