Firefly Aerospace has highlighted progress on its Alpha Flight 8 mission, with the vehicle currently in the integration and test phase.
The Alpha rocket makes extensive use of automated fibre placement (AFP) technology for the manufacture of its carbon composite barrel sections, with four barrels being produced simultaneously to accelerate production timelines.
Alpha Flight 8 uses the Block II configuration, which incorporates structural upgrades over previous flights, enabled in part by the scalable composite manufacturing processes Firefly has developed for its launch vehicle programme.
Source: Firefly Aerospace LinkedIn
