A violent rocket explosion in Texas recently sent a cascade of fire and plumes of billowing smoke into the air that was captured on video. Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket blew up in dramatic fashion ...

During a preflight test of Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha Flight 7 rocket, the first stage of the unmanned spacecraft exploded.

An exploding rocket rattled a small community north of Austin on Monday. Firefly Aerospace, which successfully landed an uncrewed spacecraft on the moon in March, was testing its Alpha rocket in ...

The first stage of the rocket that Firefly was prepping to make Alpha's seventh-ever flight exploded on Monday (Sept. 29) during a preflight trial.

BRIGGS, Texas - A damage assessment is underway at the Firefly Aerospace rocket facility in Briggs. There was an explosion on a test stand where the first stage of a rocket was being checked out. "I ...

Firefly Aerospace shares fell sharply after one of the company’s rockets exploded during testing, raising new concerns about the challenges facing the newly public space technology provider. The stock ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Firefly Aerospace rocket exploded during testing at its Central Texas testing center on Monday, according to Firefly Aerospace. The testing happened at Firefly’s facility in Briggs, ...

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Firefly Aerospace Inc. suffered another setback Monday when a rocket it was preparing for launch exploded in a massive fireball during ground testing at its facility north of Austin. Firefly stock ...

The first stage of Firefly Aerospace's 96-foot-tall Alpha rocket exploded while the spacecraft was vertical on a test stand in Briggs, Texas. Firefly made a name for itself in 2025 when its Blue Ghost ...