Firefly Targets Late Summer Launch for Alpha Block 2 as Lunar Lander Demand Surges

Firefly Aerospace plans to fly the upgraded Block II version of its Alpha rocket on Flight 8, marking the company’s next attempt to put a troubled early launch record behind it as national security, civil and commercial customers look for more responsive launch capacity.

The Texas-based launch and lunar-services company is also folding the new vehicle into a broader strategy that now stretches from small launch to lunar landers, medium-lift rockets and cislunar services.

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