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Firefly Aerospace Resumes Alpha Rocket Flights After Setbacks

3/22/2026

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Firefly Aerospace resumed Alpha rocket flights on March 11, 2026 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, the first successful mission since two mishaps in 2025.
The mission carried a demonstrator payload for Lockheed Martin.
Firefly is under contract for 25 Alpha flights through 2029 and is preparing a Block II upgrade.
The U.S. Space Force has selected Alpha for rapid-launch missions, with Victus Sol and Blue Ghost NASA missions planned.

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Firefly Aerospace resumed Alpha rocket flights on March 11, 2026 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, the first successful mission since two mishaps in 2025.
The mission carried a demonstrator payload for Lockheed Martin.
Firefly is under contract for 25 Alpha flights through 2029 and is preparing a Block II upgrade.
The U.S. Space Force has selected Alpha for rapid-launch missions, with Victus Sol and Blue Ghost NASA missions planned.