CNBC, Rocket builder Firefly aiming for second launch attempt in May, raises $75 million [Mar 22]QuoteWith the move [divestment] complete, [Firefly CEO Tom] Markusic said the company now has “full access to our facilities to go back and launch.” Firefly will next transport its second Alpha rocket from its headquarters near Austin, Texas, to California, and aims to launch as soon as it can.“We think it’ll take us about eight weeks from here to launch -- so in May is our target,” Markusic told CNBC.
With the move [divestment] complete, [Firefly CEO Tom] Markusic said the company now has “full access to our facilities to go back and launch.” Firefly will next transport its second Alpha rocket from its headquarters near Austin, Texas, to California, and aims to launch as soon as it can.“We think it’ll take us about eight weeks from here to launch -- so in May is our target,” Markusic told CNBC.
- 'Hot Gas Stage Separation', an unelaborated mystery.
Quote from: edzieba on 05/25/2022 11:07 am- 'Hot Gas Stage Separation', an unelaborated mystery.Separation by tank venting?
Quote from: niwax on 05/25/2022 01:07 pmQuote from: edzieba on 05/25/2022 11:07 am- 'Hot Gas Stage Separation', an unelaborated mystery.Separation by tank venting?Tank venting, gentle hot-staging, separate chemical gas-gen, long bleed line from first stage engines, GOX vent from second stage engine startup, etc. Too many options.
🌕 Lunar Update: More hardware coming to fruition as our partner @SolaeroTech delivered the three flight solar panels that will support our Blue Ghost M1 landing on the Moon early 2024. Learn more about our @NASA sponsored mission. https://firefly.com/blue-ghost/
After 9 difficult months, Firefly is set to take its next shot at orbitThe launch company is targeting mid-July for Alpha's next launch.by Eric Berger - Jun 2, 2022 2:08pm GMTNine months have passed since Firefly's Alpha rocket launched for the first time, lifting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Unfortunately, one of the rocket's four main engines failed about 15 seconds into the flight, and the rocket was lost about two minutes later.The period since then has been a difficult one for the company and its founder, Tom Markusic. In addition to dissecting the cause of the Alpha failure, Firefly also ran afoul of rules set by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, CFIUS.
🌕 Lunar Milestone: The full-scale structural model of our Blue Ghost Lunar Lander is a sight to behold. The team is finishing the final assembly and getting it ready for transport to a test facility for environmental testing. #ToTheMoon
Nice, although interesting to see this still making forward progress with funding crunch of public startups and the need to get to orbit asap
News: Tom Markusic is stepping down as Firefly Space CEO. He will transition to full-time board member and Chief Technical Advisor.A search for a new CEO is underway. In the interim, Peter Schumacher, partner at AE Industrial Partners will serve as CEO.https://twitter.com/payloadspace/status/1537186994932985856
