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Curt Blake is the former CEO of Spaceflight and served as the session moderator at the Small Payloads, Large Upmass session.
AE Industrial Partners combined Firefly Aerospace, York Space Systems, and Rocketdyne propulsion heritage to construct a Virtual Prime aimed at vertical integration.
Exolaunch has emerged as the primary brokerage funnel for industry launch volume following the dissolution of Spaceflight Inc.’s independent brokerage model.
CCTV News is broadcasting a special program covering the Chinese human spaceflight lunar program and commercial activities at Wenchang Aerospace City.
Late-stage winners such as Firefly and Stoke Space attract large funding rounds to scale operations.
The Mengzhou in-flight abort test and the CZ-10A first stage reentry advance China’s lunar and human spaceflight programs.
Firefly conducted a successful 20-second static fire at the Vandenberg launch pad on February 6 to advance mission preparations for Flight 7.
Firefly plans to enhance the Alpha rocket's thermal protection system and strengthen carbon composite structures using automated manufacturing equipment as part of the Block II configuration.
Firefly traced the September 29, 2025 Briggs test incident to a process error during stage-one integration that allowed minute hydrocarbon contamination which led to a combustion event in one engine.
Firefly plans to lengthen the Alpha rocket by 7 feet as part of the Block II configuration.
Firefly plans to consolidate batteries and avionics into in-house systems as part of the Block II configuration.
Firefly frames its approach as rigorous testing before flight to strengthen system reliability with each campaign and treats the September 2025 incident as a correctable process error rather than a design flaw.
Firefly reassigned another Alpha first stage from its production line to keep Flight 7 on track while the second stage had already been delivered to Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg.
Firefly is upgrading its Alpha stage test stand at the Briggs facility with completion expected in the first quarter of 2026 to support future ground test campaigns for the Block II configuration.
Firefly held a daylong quality standdown in which production, integration, and test teams reviewed and optimized procedures, committed to regular future exercises, and embedded process improvements to support long-term reliability and quality.
A first stage test on September 29, 2025 at Firefly's Briggs, Texas facility experienced an event that destroyed the stage but caused no injuries and left surrounding facilities unaffected.
On Flight 7, Firefly will test and validate key systems, including its in-house avionics and thermal improvements, to build flight heritage before the full Block II configuration is introduced.
Firefly implemented corrective actions after the Briggs incident that included tighter inspection requirements for fluid systems, optimized first-stage sensors, and additional automated aborts to detect off-nominal conditions.
Northrop Grumman’s partnership with Firefly Aerospace enables Antares-compatible Alpha and Eclipse launches from Wallops Island.
Firefly Aerospace conducted a successful 20-second static fire test for Alpha Flight 7.