Upcoming Mission
Noise of Summer
NASA VCLS Demo 2
Mission Details
Mission Summary
Alpha FLTA005, a mission called Noise of Summer, supports Firefly’s Venture-Class Launch Services Demo 2 contract with NASA that serves to validate the capabilities of launch vehicles that support a new launch class and provide more access to space for small satellites and spacecraft. Firefly will conduct Alpha FLTA005 as another responsive space operation, which includes transporting the payload fairing to the launch pad and mating it to Firefly’s Alpha rocket within hours of the scheduled liftoff, compared to weeks in a typical operation.
Payloads
Firefly will launch eight CubeSats selected through NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) that provides satellite developers at U.S. educational institutions and nonprofits with low-cost access to conduct scientific research and technology demonstrations in space. The compliment of CSLI CubeSats on a given flight is referred to as an Educational Launch of Nanosatellites or ELaNa. The Alpha FLTA005 Noise of Summer mission will carry NASA ELaNa 43 payloads.
University of Arizona
University of Kansas
University of Maine
NASA Johnson Space Center
NASA Johnson Space Center
Teachers in Space
University of Washington
NASA Ames Research Center
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