Photo Of Firefly’s “Noise Of Summer” Launch Wowed People On Social Media and Inspired Two Young Girls
24th Jul 2024Recently, the Firefly Aerospace company shared a great shot of their “Noise Of Summer” mission launch on X (Twitter). The unique photo features both Firefly’s Alpha rocket launch on the 4th July and a beautiful fireworks show in Arizona dedicated to U.S. Independence Day.
The image was taken by Shawn McCormick. After the company reposted Shawn’s shot, many X users were amazed by it and shared their admiration in the comments.
“Amazing photo, Shawn, and congrats, Firefly team!” Chris Heninger has written.
“Awesome!”; “Fantastic launch”; “This goes INSANELY hard, oh my god”, other users shared.
Some people have also posted their own images of the event under Shawn’s image. “Here’s my shot from Show Low, Arizona. Great launch, team!” Scott Hardy wrote.
Firefly’s Little Future Engineers
Later, on 23rd July, Shawn McCormick posted another sweet image featuring his little daughters holding the “Noise Of Summer” mission emblems in their hands. “Thx @Firefly_Space! You have 2 happy future engineers in Arizona,” he captioned the image.
Firefly immediately reposted the image with the following caption: “Shawn captured Alpha FLTA005 #NoiseOfSummer during a fireworks show in Arizona, but the best part of the story is that he got to experience it with his daughters and inspire them to reach for the stars.”
Background: Firefly’s Noise Of Summer Mission
The mission “of “Noise of Summer” was a “quick start” operation. Its main goal was to show Firefly Aerospace’s ability to quickly prepare the Alpha rocket for launch. Firefly specialists brought the payload fairing to the launch pad and connected it to the rocket just 14 hours before the planned launch. This process usually takes several weeks.
Alpha was first scheduled to launch on 2nd July, but it was cancelled seconds before liftoff due to problems with ground equipment. The second attempt on 3rd July was also cancelled because the company wanted to do more data analysis.
Finally, the launch happened on 4th July. Alpha successfully completed its mission by placing eight CubeSats, chosen by NASA’s CSLI initiative, into a sun-synchronous orbit. This program allows satellite developers from American schools and non-profit organizations to launch their satellites into space at a low cost.
The rocket launch coincided with a fireworks show in Arizona dedicated to the U. S. Independence Day.
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