{"id":21835,"date":"2023-12-04T23:06:22","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T15:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/firefly-completes-first-hot-fire-of-a-new-rocket-engine-for-upgraded-antares\/"},"modified":"2023-12-04T23:06:22","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T15:06:22","slug":"firefly-completes-first-hot-fire-of-a-new-rocket-engine-for-upgraded-antares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/firefly-completes-first-hot-fire-of-a-new-rocket-engine-for-upgraded-antares\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefly completes first hot fire of a new rocket engine for upgraded Antares"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Firefly\u2019s new engine comes alive<\/h2>\n

Firefly conducted its first hot fire test of its new Miranda rocket engine last week at its test facility in Briggs, Texas. This engine will be used on the company\u2019s collaborative rockets with Northrop Grumman, the Antares 330 and Medium Launch Vehicle.<\/p>\n

The company didn\u2019t disclose for how long the hot fire was for.<\/p>\n

\u201cMiranda is the fastest propulsion system we\u2019ve built and tested to date,\u201d Bill Weber, Firefly CEO, said in a statement. The two companies signed an agreement to codevelop to new rockets in August of 2022, meaning the Miranda engine went from development start to hot fire test in just over a year.<\/p>\n

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