Launch company Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) She said, which plans its first launch this summer after delivering two rocket stages to the SaxaVord Spaceport
in Scotland.
It is planned to carry out integration and further tests of the rocket before launch at the cosmodrome, which, probably, will include, among other things, first stage hot tests after installing the engines. It was during similar tests in August 2024 year other first degree RFA ONE, set to launch in a few weeks, was destroyed by fire. The company announced a few days after the incident, that one engine had suffered a "very unusual" anomaly, which caused the fire. After the incident, the European startup took a hard look, analyzed and tested everything and improved the systems for more reliable launch.
Source: https://spacenews.com
