From: lordyumyum@gmail.com   
      
   Firefly says "hot standby phase" has begun for next Alpha launch. Firefly   
   Aerospace and Millennium Space Systems announced Wednesday they are standing   
   by waiting for orders from the US Space Force to prepare to launch a satellite   
   on short notice, Space    
   News reports. Although this mission has been promoted as a 24-hour call-up,   
   the companies have spent months rehearsing and preparing. The intent of the   
   demonstration is to help the Space Force and the space industry contractors   
   figure out processes to    
   accelerate the planning and execution of national security missions.   
      
   Gotta go fast ... Firefly and Millennium are now officially in a six-month   
   “hot standby phase.” At any point during that time, the Space Force can   
   send the companies an alert, kicking off a 60-hour window to transport the   
   payload to Firefly’s    
   launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, conduct fueling   
   operations, and integrate it with the Alpha rocket’s payload adapter. Space   
   Force officials will then issue Firefly a launch notice with the final orbit   
   requirements. Firefly will    
   have 24 hours to update the trajectory and guidance software, encapsulate the   
   payload, transport it to the pad, mate to Alpha, and be ready to launch at the   
   first available window. (submitted by Ken the Bin)   
      
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