{"id":923628,"date":"2021-08-20T07:00:22","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T11:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=923628"},"modified":"2021-08-20T07:00:22","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T11:00:22","slug":"rocket-report-firefly-completes-static-fire-blue-origin-gets-hls-stay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=923628","title":{"rendered":"Rocket Report: Firefly completes static fire, Blue Origin gets HLS stay"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Welcome to Edition 4.12 of the Rocket Report! This issue comes complete with some late-breaking news: Firefly has completed a static fire test of its Alpha rocket. This is a big moment and sets up the company’s very first launch attempt next month.<\/p>\n

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Firefly completes static fire test<\/strong>. The Texas-based rocket company announced<\/a> Thursday that it successfully completed a static fire test of its Alpha rocket the day before. This critical test paves the way for a launch attempt as early as September 2 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\nSource: Ars Technica – Rocket Report: Firefly completes static fire, Blue Origin gets HLS stay<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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