洛克希德·马丁与Firefly Aerospace、Seagate合作开展海上发射
洛克希德·马丁宣布加入Firefly Aerospace和Seagate Space的合作项目，旨在为Firefly Aerospace的Alpha火箭提供海上发射支持。
该项目将利用Seagate Space的“网关”海上发射平台，结合Firefly的Alpha火箭，实现从不同地点快速、灵活地进入太空的能力，以满足战术载荷和国家安全任务的需求。
此次合作旨在为美国国防部提供更加灵活和快速的发射能力，减少对固定地面发射场的依赖。
此前，Firefly Aerospace与Seagate Space已达成合作协议，开发海上发射基础设施，并计划在2028年从瑞典Esrange航天中心进行Alpha火箭发射。
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An artist’s interpretation of a Firefly Aerospace rocket atop a Seagate Space Gateway Series spaceport. Graphic: Firefly Aerospace/Seagate Space
Lockheed Martin is joining in the effort to support a sea-based approach for launching Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket. The 29.48-meter-tall (96.7 ft) rocket currently only launches from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
On Monday, Jonathan Caldwell, the vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin’s Strategic and Missile Defense Systems, announced Lockheed Martin’s participation in this proposal in a post on his LinkedIn profile on May 4. He said it was a fusion of Lockheed Martin’s “legacy” in national security matters and “the innovative spirit” of the comparatively much younger companies of Firefly Aerospace and Seagate Space.
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