Firefly Begins First-Stage Tank Testing For Eclipse Rocket

A rendering of Firefly Aerospace and Northrop Grumman’s Eclipse medium-lift launch vehicle.

A rendering of Firefly Aerospace and Northrop Grumman’s Eclipse medium-lift launch vehicle.

Credit: Firefly Aerospace
Firefly Aerospace has made progress building and testing the major flight components of the future Eclipse medium-lift launch vehicle, CEO Jason Kim said May 4. The company over the last quarter completed qualification of the Eclipse rocket’s interstage, the structure that connects the first stage...
Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles.

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