Firefly Reaches Orbit On Second Flight Test

Irene Klotz October 03, 2022
Firefly
Credit: Firefly Aerospace
Firefly Aerospace has recovered from the unsuccessful 2021 debut launch of its Alpha small-satellite booster with a follow-on flight test that successfully reached orbit. The 97-ft.-tall booster lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base’s Space Launch Complex 2 in California at 3:01 a.m. EDT (12...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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