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U.S. Space Force Wants Compression of VICTUS HAZE Launch Timeline

U.S. Space Force Wants Compression of VICTUS HAZE Launch Timeline
A Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. last September for the VICTUS NOX mission (Firefly Aerospace Photo)

The U.S. Space Force wants the upcoming VICTUS HAZE demonstration to point toward future satellite launches within hours, not days, of order receipt. As part of a Space Force effort to achieve tactically responsive space by 2026, the service last September launched the VICTUS NOX mission--a Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket lifting a Boeing [BA] Millennium Space Systems satellite into low-Earth orbit (Defense Daily, Sept. 26, 2023). Space Force said that VICTUS NOX achieved launch-ready status within the 24-hour goal of…

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