Liftoff of Firefly’s Alpha rocket took place Sept. 14. (courtesy photo) Vandenberg Space Force Base has set a new speed record to launch a satellite into orbit if ever a national security threat demands one. After receipt of orders last week, all final payload operations and launch preparations were completed by Texas-based Firefly Aerospace in
Firefly Aerospace launched an Alpha rocket on a Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, sending into orbit a Millennium Space Systems-built satellite on 14 September. The US Space Force (USSF.
Boeing's Millennium Space Systems subsidiary reached operational readiness of its Victus Nox space vehicle 11 hours ahead of schedule. The space vehicle completed checkout and achieved full mission operability 37 hours after it was launched on Sept. 14 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
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