Responsive launch means ​America’s Space Force can call on a Tuesday and ​​launch on Wednesday. The U.S. proved this with ...

Firefly Aerospace just set a new responsive-launch record. The company's Alpha rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Thursday (Sept. 14) at 10:28 p.m. EDT (7:28 p.m. local California ...

Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket carried the Space Force's Victus Nox satellite to orbit Sept. 14 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. (Firefly Aerospace) WASHINGTON — A Space Force mission that ...

A Firefly Aerospace launch Thursday night from Vandenberg Space Force Base was a success, base officials announced Friday morning. The VICTUS NOX mission was not publicly announced prior to launch, ...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Sept. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing [NYSE: BA] company, completed checkout and achieved operational readiness of the VICTUS NOX space vehicle just 37 ...

During Victus Nox, Millennium Space has 60 hours to transport a satellite to Firefly Aerospace, which in turn must launch the satellite in under 24 hours. Reading time: Reading time 5 minutes What ...

Following the successful rapid-response Victus Nox mission, the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command awarded a $32 million contract to Rocket Lab to build, launch and operate a new demonstration ...

Millennium is delivering the satellite for VICTUS NOX, a Tactically Responsive Space mission led by the Space Safari Program Office within Space Systems Command. “We’re extremely excited to partner ...

Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha FLTA003 deploys the Victus Nox satellite into orbit in September 2023. Credit: Firefly Aerospace The U.S. Space Force has taken its Victus Nox satellite out of orbit less ...

Vandenberg Space Force Base set a new record for a Tactically Responsive Space launch when a rocket blasted off 27 hours after the launch order was received, surpassing the previous record of 21 days ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — During a meeting with Space Force officials this month, members of Firefly Aerospace’s team received text alerts saying their Alpha rocket needed to be ready to launch a ...

WASHINGTON — A Space Force mission that successfully demonstrated the ability to buy, build and fly a satellite to orbit on rapid timelines highlights the need for more flexibility within the ...