Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket suffered an inflight anomaly on its debut launch. Shot on September 2nd, 2021 from the press site at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Video and Pictures from Jack Beyer (@TheJackBeyer) and Michael Baylor (@NextSpaceFlight). Edited by Jack Beyer.

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0:00 T10
0:10 Liftoff
2:24 Anomaly Starts
3:55 50% Speed Replay
4:37 50% Speed Replay / Full Resolution
5:41 Wide Angle Replay