Tag: Message in a Booster
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Alpha rocket anomaly prevents deployment of Lockheed Martin tech demo satellite
An anomaly that occurred during the sixth launch of a Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket caused the loss of the engine nozzle on the second stage’s Lightning engine less than three minutes into the mission. Image: Firefly Aerospace / NSF livestream Update 2:18 p.m. EDT Tuesday: Firefly confirmed the stage separation anomaly prevented the deployment of…