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Firefly Aerospace and Max Polyakov Aim to Debut Their Alpha Rocket

Posted on November 25, 2020January 21, 2021 by The Times USA News

To meet the demand in the medium-load commercial spaceflight industry, Max Polyakov and Firefly Aerospace plan to launch rockets with cargo capacities of around 2,000 pounds.

Firefly Aerospace and Max Polyakov Aim to Rockets for The Medium-Load Commercial Spaceflight Niche

Max Polyakov, an investor in the commercial spaceflight industry, has declared his intention to design and launch rockets for medium-sized satellite missions. He has invested up to $150 million in his rocketry company, Firefly Aerospace, which runs a major engine testing facility in Texas and is working on signing contracts to deliver NASA’s satellites The company’s 300-employee staff is based at Cedar Hill offices in Austin, Texas and is working towards launching the firm’s first rocket – Alpha. The rocket is scheduled to launch from the Vandenberg Air Force Base. This rocket is 96 feet tall and has a capacity of 2,000 pounds. If launched successfully, the rocket will be Firefly’s first success in the untapped niche of medium-load commercial spaceflight. Companies such as Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin normally handle larger loads of up to 18,000 pounds, while the New Zealand spaceflight company Rocket Lab dominates the 650-pound lightweight missions.

Polyakov’s spaceflight company seems to have discovered a unique niche in the space industry. The medium-load rocket with a carrying capacity of 2,000 pounds will be ideal for satellite manufacturers whose satellites are between 650 and 18,000 pounds. In addition to Alpha, Polyakov has plans to build a larger rocket called Beta, propulsion systems, satellites, and a reusable spaceplane.

Will Polyakov Deliver What He Has Planned?

Questions are lingering about Polyakov’s ability to collaborate with the US and meet the medium-load commercial spaceflight niche demands. Critics wonder whether Alpha’s launch will happen, considering that it has been postponed to December this year.

But Polyakov is set on success, hoping that his company will soon have a finished product. His companies, which include Firefly and others, provide work to a total of about 4,000 Ukrainians and 450 people in other countries, and several of his startups have been acquired by firms like Blackstone in deals worth hundreds of millions. Previous successes show that Polyakov and his team are well-capable of changing the future of the space industry.

 

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