âï¸ NEXT LAUNCH:
ð°ï¸ Mission: Stairway to Seven
ð Launcher: Firefly Alpha
ð Scheduled for: Tue, 10Â Mar 2026Â 0:50:00Â UTCÂ
Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
ðï¸ Launch Provider: Firefly Aerospace â [1 launches this year]
ð Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 2W at Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA ðºð¸
ð¡ Mission Description:
Firefly Alpha's Flight 7 will be a test flight and return-To-Flight for the launch vehicle after its April 2025 launch failure. It will test and validate key systems ahead of Fireflyâs Block II configuration upgrade on Flight 8 thatâs designed to enhance reliability and manufacturability across the vehicle.
Flight 7 will be the last flown in Alphaâs current configuration and will test multiple Block II subsystems, including the in-house avionics and thermal improvements, to gain flight heritage and validate lessons learned ahead of the full configuration upgrade on Flight 8.
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