#firefly-aerospace

#firefly-aerospace

The booster destroyed Monday was slated to fly on the seventh launch of Firefly's Alpha rocket, an expendable, two-stage launch vehicle capable of placing a payload of a little over 2,200 pounds, or a metric ton, into low-Earth orbit. This upcoming launch was supposed to be the Alpha rocket's return to flight after an in-flight failure in April, when the upper stage's engine shut down before the rocket could reach orbit and deploy its satellite payload.

Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket failed to deploy its experimental satellite due to a mishap during first-stage separation, further highlighting its inconsistent launch track record.