An Unmanned Rocket Designed To Carry Satellites Is Destroyed Shortly After Liftoff

A rocket launched by Firefly Aerospace explodes minutes after lifting off from the central California coast on Thursday. The Alpha rocket was "terminated" over the Pacific Ocean shortly after its liftoff from Vandenberg Space Force Base, according to a base statement.

Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket was “terminated” in an explosive fireball after suffering a failure off the California coast. Investigators are looking into what happened.

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Source: NPR Space News