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During 2,5 minutes of flight Firefly obtained a substantial amount of flight data that will be utilized to improve the design of future Alpha launch vehicles, including the second flight vehicle, which is currently being integrated for flight at their Briggs, Texas manufacturing and test facility.
Firefly Aerospace conducted the first flight test of our Alpha vehicle on Sept 2, 2021. Although the vehicle didn’t make orbit, the day marked a major advancement for the team. Firefly demonstrated that they “arrived” as a company capable of building and launching rockets.
Many generations of scientists and science fiction writers have taken for granted that one day humanity will be engaged in the conquest of deep space. But is that technologically feasible? And, if so, is there any practical point for humanity to leave their home and venture into the depths of space?
Science fiction has often tackled the topic of space colonization – living on settlements outside our own planet, on asteroids, floating space colonies, or other, more esoteric places. But is that realistic and will people be able to colonize space in the near future?
“From 1969 to 1972, astronauts from the U.S. National Air and Space Administration (NASA), responsible for space research, landed on our planet’s natural satellite five more times. Thanks to NASA’s new Artemis program, humans may soon once more walk on the lunar surface.”
Firefly Aerospace announced the successful static fire tests of the first stage of its Alpha rocket. The static burn lasted for the planned 15 seconds. The team is preparing for the first launch, tentatively scheduled for September 2.
Firefly Aerospace today announced that Lauren Lyons will join the team as Chief Operating Officer (COO). This appointment comes on the heels of Firefly’s recent component business announcement and preparation for its upcoming launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
More than 3,000 satellites operate in near-earth space. The majority of them, 1,897, belong to the US. In 2030, the number of satellites will increase by more than 100,000. This article talks about the history of satellites, about what they’re made of, and about what they’ve done for humanity.
Satellites have already become the “eyes” of scientists and the main source of data on our planet. In this article, we will look at the satellites which help fight climate change and how they do this, as well as whether it is possible to change the weather from space.