

Image: Anthony Joshua took on Kevin Johnson at The O2 in May 2015įourteen months on from his Olympic triumph, Joshua would make his professional debut, live on Sky Sports, against Italian Emanuele Leo, scoring the first of several eye-catching knockouts that would follow as he toured the country on the undercards of some more established pro fighters. Follow us on Twitter (opens in new tab) or Facebook (opens in new tab). 5 (opens in new tab).įollow Elizabeth Howell on Twitter (opens in new tab). 1, deploying the satellites lower than the desired 190-mile-high (300 kilometers) orbit, the space data publisher Seradata tweeted on Oct. Alpha's upper stage apparently underperformed on Oct.

Outside observers have noticed a possible issue with "To The Black" as well. That first mission was lost after one of the rocket's first-stage Reaver engines shut down prematurely. 1 mission was a demonstration flight called "Alpha Flight 2: To The Black." The name was a reference to it being the second orbital launch for Alpha, following an attempt from Vandenberg in September 2021.

(This appears to translate from Latin along the lines of "conquer the night," although its exact meaning has not been disclosed by the Space Force's Space Domain Awareness program.)įirefly's Oct. 3) to loft a space domain awareness payload called Victus Nox. Space Force, signing a nearly $18 million deal (opens in new tab) Monday (Oct.

(Image credit: Everyday Astronaut/Firefly Aerospace)įirefly will also launch for the U.S. Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Oct.
