We'll likely have to wait a while to see Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket take to the skies again.
The first stage of the update on Monday afternoon. "Proper safety protocols were followed, and all personnel are safe. The company is assessing the impact to its stage test stand, and no other facilities were impacted."
It's another setback for Firefly, which suffered a failure during its most recent Alpha launch this past April.
During that mission, called "Message in a Booster," Alpha's first-stage booster broke apart shortly after separating from the upper stage. The anomaly damaged the upper stage's engine nozzle, compromising its thrust and leading to the clearing Alpha to launch once again.
The two-stage Alpha, which stands 96.7 feet (29.6 meters) tall, debuted in September 2021. Just two of its six orbital launches to date have been fully successful.