Firefly Aerospace will upgrade its Alpha launch vehicle, making changes intended to improve the reliability of a rocket that ...

A rocket launch from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base did not go to plan after the spacecraft experienced a midair "mishap." Firefly Aerospace, the Texas-based spaceflight company that ...

Which US rocket companies achieved the most during 2025? Once again, Ars Technica is here to provide some answers in the form ...

A small rocket that took off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Tuesday morning ended up in the Pacific Ocean north of Antarctica after a mishap occurred a few minutes into the launch. Firefly ...

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 ...

The sixth-ever launch of Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket is officially a failure. The two-stage, 96.7-foot-tall (29.6 meters) Alpha lifted off from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base this ...

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 ...

The rise of the commercial space industry precipitated a steeper decline at Rocketdyne. Boeing sold the Rocketdyne division ...