Firefly preparing new launch pads in Virginia, Sweden for Alpha rocket
Firefly Aerospace, the decade-old spaceflight company based in Cedar Park, Texas, is now working on an additional launch site for its operational Alpha small satellite launcher and upcoming Medium Launch Vehicle (MLV) in Virginia. In addition, the company is planning to build an Alpha launch site overseas in Sweden for the European market. Firefly recently answered NSF’s questions about future launch sites and current operations.
These sites will join the company’s existing Alpha launch site, Space Launch Complex-2W (SLC-2W) at Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) in California. A Firefly site at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) Space Launch Complex-20 (SLC-20) is not a current priority, but future use is possible.
Published by NASASpaceflight on 09/12/2024
