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English: Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket carrying eight CubeSats as part of NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) lifts off from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 9:04 p.m. PDT Wednesday, July 3, 2024. The successful launch of the rocket, named “Noise of Summer,” completed the company’s Venture-Class Launch Services Demonstration 2 (VCLS Demo 2) contract with the agency. The CubeSat missions were designed by universities and NASA centers to conduct climate studies, satellite technology development, and educational outreach to students.

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Taken on 3 July 2024

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NASA Kennedy Space Center / Firefly Aerospace/Trevor Mahlama

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Johnson Space Center; Alpha rocket; Serenity; KUbeSat-1; SOC-I; Demo 2; ELaNa 43; MESAT1; Launch Services Program; CubeSat Launch Initiative; NASA; TeachEdSat-11; Venture-class; LSP; OwlSat; CatSat; CSLI; R5-S2; Teachers in Space; Ames Research Center; R5-S4; Vandenberg Space Force Base; Firefly Aerospace; Educational Launch of a Nanosatellite

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Image title	Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket carrying eight CubeSats as part of NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) lifts off from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 9:04 p.m. PDT Wednesday, July 3, 2023. The successful launch of the rocket, named “Noise of Summer,” completed thecompany’s Venture-Class Launch Services Demonstration 2 (VCLS Demo 2) contract with the agency. The CubeSat missions were designed by universities and NASA centers to conduct climate studies, satellite technology development, and educational outreach to students.
Short title	Firefly Demo 2 Launch
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Keywords	NASA Firefly Aerospace Demo 2 Alpha rocket Venture-class LSP Launch Services Program CSLI CubeSat Launch Initiative ELaNa 43 Educational Launch of a Nanosatellite MESAT1 CatSat KUbeSat-1 OwlSat R5-S4 R5-S2 SOC-I TeachEdSat-11 Serenity Johnson Space Center Ames Research Center Teachers in Space Vandenberg Space Force Base
Sublocation of city shown	Vandenberg Space Force Station, California
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