By Aahil
October 08, 2022
Alpha has launched a vehicle in order to reach orbit on its second attempt; the vehicle’s first launch failed.
The Alpha rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
TechEdSat-15 3U cubesat of NASA includes several technology demonstration payloads, such as an exo-brake intended to provide a targeted reentry of the cubesat.
A PicoBus deployer carried six PocketQube satellites for AMSAT Spain, Fossa and Libra Space Foundation.
One of the four Reaver engines of the rocket shut down after 15 seconds of flight, even though the rocket continued to climb until it struck maximum dynamic pressure.
The company received Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare awards in order to launch smallsat.
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command has announced it awarded a launch contract to Firefly Aerospace for a space domain awareness mission called Victus Nox, using a spacecraft that will be built by Millennium Space.