New rocket, Firefly's Alpha, may be ready to launch by April
New rocket, Firefly's Alpha, may be ready to launch by April By (0) An illustration shows the Blue Ghost lunar lander on the surface of the moon, which is a mission planned in 2023. Image courtesy Firefly Aerospace ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Texas-based Firefly Aerospace plans to launch its new Alpha rocket from California in April and send a lunar lander to the moon by 2023. The 95-foot-high launch vehicle is designed to lift satellite payloads that weigh just over a ton into low-Earth orbit, or slightly lighter loads to a higher orbit. Advertisement Firefly has existed for only four ...
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