Message in a Booster Mission
Message in a Booster was Firefly Aerospace's sixth Alpha flight and the first mission under a multi-launch agreement with Lockheed Martin. It carried the first LM 400 technology demonstrator, but a first-stage rupture immediately after separation damaged the upper-stage nozzle extension; the vehicle reached 320 kilometres altitude but fell short of orbital velocity, and the payload was lost in the Pacific.
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- Alpha Flight 6FLTA006
- Name
- Message in a Booster Mission
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Message in a Booster was Firefly Aerospace's sixth Alpha flight and the first mission under a multi-launch agreement with Lockheed Martin. It carried the first LM 400 technology demonstrator, but a first-stage rupture immediately after separation damaged the upper-stage nozzle extension; the vehicle reached 320 kilometres altitude but fell short of orbital velocity, and the payload was lost in the Pacific.
- End Date
- 2025-04-29
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- Outcome
- The LM 400 demonstrator was lost after Alpha failed to reach orbital velocity
- Program
- Alpha
- Start Date
- 2025-04-29
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- https://fireflyspace.com/missions/alpha-flta006/
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- Creation Time
- July 20, 2026 at 13:20:56 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 20, 2026 at 13:20:56 UTC
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