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"Firefly’s rocket suffers one of the strangest launch failures we’ve ever seen" by @arstechnica - After stage separation, an apparent collision between 1st & 2nd stage, likely during explosion of the 1st stage. 2nd stage rocket nozzle was damaged leaving it without enough thrust to reach orbit. Lockheed satellite lost. arstechnica.com/science/2025/0 #Firefly #Alpha #rocketry #NewSpace #business

Ars Technica · Firefly’s rocket suffers one of the strangest launch failures we’ve ever seenBy Stephen Clark

#FireflyAerospace:

"April 29, 2025: Following a nominal liftoff of Firefly’s Alpha rocket, there was a mishap during first stage separation for the FLTA006 mission that impacted the Stage 2 Lightning engine nozzle. We are working with our Lockheed Martin customer, the Space Force, and FAA to conduct a thorough investigation .."

fireflyspace.com/missions/alph

Firefly AerospaceAlpha FLTA006 - Firefly AerospaceFirefly will launch Lockheed Martin's LM 400 satellite on Alpha FLTA006 in 2025 from SLC-2 at the Vandenberg Space Force Base.
#Alpha#FLTA006#LM

Findings at my parents' house, part 3: Two AlphaStations.
They have SCSI disks of different sizes, and the last time I turned them on (2008), they were working perfectly.
They heated the room wonderfully, and the fans were strong enough to move the pictures on the wall 😆
I haven't turned them on again, but they should still have NetBSD installed.

Invincible #CommanderInChief and #Alpha choice of the #MAGA nation, #DJT struggles with exhaustion holding a single #Mic in #Milwaukee, implies arms too #weak to hold it, threatens to "knock the hell" out of "stupid" event crew members backstage multiple times.

“I don’t have to be here, but if I had my choice, I’d rather be right here with a broken-down” microphone in Wisconsin," he said, adding an expletive.

nytimes.com/2024/11/02/us/poli #GiftLink #FreeStory #NYTimes #Politics #ElectionCampaign

Real Conversations with my Kids:

MDMRN Twin 2 (10): A kid in my class called himself an "Alpha Wolf."
Me: Wow. And now what would you call someone who called themselves an "Alpha" like that?
Little MDMRN (15) / MDMRN Twin 1 (10) In Unison: Cringe.

This was not planned, but hilarious.

The kids are all right.

I created my first own paint alpha pack for texturing of props containing 210 alphas / stencils

they are free to download and licensed under CC0
rubberduck99.gumroad.com/l/zfp

Included are various types like scratches, splatters and even burn marks.

As bonus I recorded some behind the scenes stuff from my latest fire effect production (these are not included in the pack, as they are brand new)