Ground testing anomaly destroys Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha booster intended for next flight

Firefly Aerospace suffered a setback on its road to resuming launches with its Alpha rocket. During acceptance testing at its facility in Briggs, Texas, on Monday, the booster designated for Alpha Flight 7 “experienced an event that resulted in a loss of the stage,” the company said in a statement. A spokesperson for Firefly said this acceptance test was taking place prior to the company shipping the booster to Vandenberg Space Force Base ahead of conducting a final static fire test and preparing for launch. More

(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Sep 30)