Usually, if a rocket is going to explode, it'll do it near launch, or close to the point of maximum dynamic pressure (Max-Q). But in the case of the Firefly Aerospace rocket earlier this week, it ...

Firefly Aerospace launched its two-stage Alpha rocket from California early Tuesday, but something went wrong about two-and-a-half minutes into the flight, rendering the rocket unable to deploy an ...

The failure occurred just minutes after a 6:37 a.m. nominal liftoff — through thick fog — from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Space Force Base. The rocket suffered a failure between stage ...

A camera on the second stage of Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket shows debris falling away and a damaged or missing nozzle shortly after stage separation April 29. Credit: Firefly ...

After escaping the marine layer, the Alpha rocket lifts off Tuesday morning at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Firefly Aerospace confirmed the mission experienced a mishap after liftoff. Credit: Firefly ...

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – During the Mission in a Booster launch Tuesday, there was mishap during the first-stage separation and the rocket and payload aboard safely crashed into the ...