This photo taken during our #FLTA005 Alpha launch captured a tender moment between one of our fireflies and his son as he said. “Your daddy helped build that rocket.” Thank you to all the families behind the scenes supporting our team as we inspire the next generation to dream
That's a wrap for tonight's coverage of Alpha #FLTA005 #NoiseOfSummer. After expected deployment, @NASA's CubeSat teams are now awaiting acquisition of signal....AND the Firefly team successfully completed a second stage relight and nominal plane change following deployment.
Tonight's Alpha #FLTA005 launch might light up your sky with the jellyfish effect! This happens when the rocket's plume is illuminated in the upper atmosphere by the setting sun. If you're in the southwestern U.S. and catch a glimpse, be sure to tag us in your photos.
Congratulations to UW on getting a cubesat launched this eve. 🚀 🛰️
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“Satellite for Optimal Control and Imaging (SOC-i), a 2U CubeSat, is a technology demonstration mission of attitude control technology used to maintain its orientation in relation to the Earth, Sun, or other body. This mission will test an algorithm to support autonomous operations with constrained attitude guidance maneuvers computed in real-time aboard the spacecraft. SOC-i will autonomously rotate its camera to capture images.”
Firefly has decided to stand down on today’s Alpha #FLTA005 launch to give the team more time to evaluate data and test systems from the first attempt. We will work closely with the range and our @NASA customer to determine the next launch window. Stay tuned for more.
We're on track for another Alpha #FLTA005 launch attempt tonight with a window opening at 9:03 pm PDT. Alpha & all 8 @NASA payloads remain healthy after last night's scrub due to a faulty ground support equipment connection that has been fixed. Livestream begins @ T-30 minutes.
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