Firefly Aerospace GNC Software Glitch Revealed: Findings of Failed Alpha Rocket Launch
AUSTIN, Texas – Firefly Aerospace’s fourth launch of the Alpha rocket encountered a glitch that prevented it from achieving the intended orbit, the company revealed on Tuesday. The mission, known as Fly the Lightning, took place on December 22, 2023, and involved the delivery of an electronically steerable antenna payload to low Earth orbit (LEO) for aerospace giant Lockheed Martin. Despite successfully delivering the payload to LEO, the Alpha rocket failed to achieve the target …