What Happened
Firefly and Millennium Prepare for Tactically Responsive Space Mission
Firefly Aerospace and Millennium Space Systems have entered the hot standby phase for the VICTUS NOX mission, a Tactically Responsive Space mission led by Space Systems Command’s Space Safari Program Office. The team will wait for a 60-hour window to transport the payload to Vandenberg Space Force Base, conduct fueling operations, and integrate it with Firefly’s Alpha payload adaptor. Firefly and Millennium have completed rehearsals for launch operations within 24 hours. The mission aims to demonstrate nominal launch operations in a matter of hours rather than weeks to months. This development was first reported by Firefly Aerospace.