When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Dec.

Update, 4:20 p.m.: Firefly has once again delayed the rocket launch to the furthest edge of its launch window. The rocket will now launch at 6:59 p.m. Update, 3:50 p.m.: Firefly is now targeting a ...

A male sperm whale can grow to weigh as much as 45 tons, and that's a lot for a creature of this world. The female of the same species, however, is three times lighter, and would be a perfect fit (in ...

A violent rocket explosion in Texas recently sent a cascade of fire and plumes of billowing smoke into the air that was captured on video. Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket blew up in dramatic fashion ...

WASHINGTON — Firefly Aerospace says it will upgrade its Alpha launch vehicle, making changes intended to improve the reliability of a rocket that has experienced several failures. The company ...

(Bloomberg) -- Shares of Firefly Aerospace Inc. plunged as much as 25% after a core segment of one of the company’s rockets exploded on a test stand. During the test at its facility in Briggs, Texas, ...

We'll likely have to wait a while to see Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket take to the skies again. The first stage of the rocket that Firefly was prepping to make Alpha's seventh-ever flight exploded ...