"We have made the decision to focus our efforts on national defense, and specifically on missile defense technologies." ...

Significant changes are coming to ABL Space Systems. The leader of the 7-year-old startup took to social media last night to ...

Of the three, only Firefly has enjoyed success. The company's Alpha rocket has reached orbit on multiple occasions, and just this week Firefly announced that it completed a $175 million Series D ...

Eric Mack is a reporter covering science, sustainability and space. Space startup ABL Space Systems and its RS1 rocket got off the ground for the first time on Tuesday, but quickly came back down ...

The California-based startup has been prepping its RS1 rocket for a test flight, which will lift off from the Pacific ...

"Firefly is extremely grateful for our existing and new investors whose support demonstrates a huge vote of confidence in our ...

He added that ABL sees “considerable opportunity” to apply its existing IP, including the RS1 rocket, toward this new mission. Missile defense is a major area of investment for the U.S ...

But the startup encountered difficulties actually getting RS1 off the ground. During the first flight test in January 2023, the rocket’s nine engines spontaneously shut down shortly after ...

But the startup encountered difficulties actually getting RS1 off the ground. During the first flight test in January 2023, the rocket’s nine engines spontaneously shut down shortly after lift-off, ...