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PakledHostage Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 (edited) SloMo Guys posted this video of a Firefly test fire about 10 hours ago, as of this writing: Edited September 18, 2023 by PakledHostage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tater Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 Should probably crosspost this to the NG thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tater Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 And scrubbed for weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Spaceception Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 So I'm... curious. What exactly will be the role of having both Antares 330 and MLV? Will Antares 330 be a temporary vehicle until MLV is fully developed, and Firefly will have an exclusive partnership with Northrop to fly Cygnus, and work together on future development? Or are they expecting to coexist? I mean, this doesn't sound exactly like the case of Blue and ULA where Blue just supplies the engines, while ULA develops everything else in a vehicle suited for their purposes. Firefly themselves are building a modified first stage for Antares with the same number of engines intended for their own vehicle, which is also supposed to have ~50% more payload. That would almost be like if Blue built Vulcan's core stage while also working on New Glenn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AckSed Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 In that stream, Bill Weber states that Firefly is trying to be "the number one in responsive spaceflight". So it's adjacent, but presumably the fact of having a small private company lets them move faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Firefly has not posted anything. Maybe the payload has some props and can circularize? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tater Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Quote The investigation determined the mishap was due to an error in the Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) software algorithm that prevented the system from sending the necessary pulse commands to the Reaction Control System (RCS) thrusters ahead of the stage two engine relight. Despite these challenges, Alpha deployed the payload in an orbit that allowed our mission partner to successfully complete their primary mission objectives, including rapid commissioning of the satellite following insertion. Firefly is now implementing corrections actions to ensure the GNC software issue is resolved, including process changes to detect and prevent similar issues in the future. Alpha will be ready to fly again in the coming months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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