A Firefly Alpha rocket experienced a launch anomaly that left a Lockheed Martin satellite in a significantly “lower than planned orbit”, the aerospace company said on Tuesday. The mission, designated ...

The mishap caused the rocket to lose its engine nozzle extension, significantly reducing its thrust and making it unable to reach its designated orbit.

Credit: Firefly Aerospace A mission to showcase a new Lockheed Martin multipurpose, midsize satellite bus was lost following a troubled launch of Firefly Aerospace’s sixth Alpha rocket.

Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket suffered a technical issue on Tuesday as it ascended into space on its sixth flight, causing ...

The Filecoin Foundation and Lockheed Martin Space piloted a version of the Interplanetary File System on a satellite orbiting Earth.

WASHINGTON — A Firefly Alpha rocket malfunctioned during an April 29 launch, preventing a Lockheed Martin technology demonstration satellite on board from reaching orbit. The Alpha rocket lifted ...

Lockheed Martin picked a new chief financial officer who’s spent more than two decades with the company. Lockheed-built satellite leaves Colorado for moon mission ...

causing a Lockheed Martin satellite it was supposed to place into orbit to crash into the Pacific Ocean. About two minutes following liftoff from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California ...

WASHINGTON -Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket suffered a technical issue on April 29 as it ascended into space on its sixth flight, causing a Lockheed Martin satellite it was supposed to place ...