Astra reaches orbit on fourth attempt
Posted: Fri, Nov 26, 2021, 7:21 AM ET (1221 GMT)
Small launch vehicle developer Astra reached orbit on its fourth attempt early Saturday. The company's Rocket 3.3 vehicle lifted off from Kodiak Island, Alaska, at 1:16 am EST (0616 GMT) Saturday and reached orbit nearly nine minutes later. The rocket was carrying a test payload for the U.S. Space Force that remained attached, as planned, to the rocket's upper stage. Three previous launches of Astra rockets, dating back to September 2020, failed to reach orbit.
Small launch vehicle developer Astra reached orbit on its fourth attempt early Saturday. The company's Rocket 3.3 vehicle lifted off from Kodiak Island, Alaska, at 1:16 am EST (0616 GMT) Saturday and reached orbit nearly nine minutes later. The rocket was carrying a test payload for the U.S. Space Force that remained attached, as planned, to the rocket's upper stage. Three previous launches of Astra rockets, dating back to September 2020, failed to reach orbit.
Related Links:
| <<previous article | next article>> |
|
news in brief
|
|
Gilmour Space postpones first launch after payload fairing mishap
Posted: Sun, May 18 9:22 AM ET (1322 GMT) Malfunctioning sensors and lighting conditions blamed for IM-2 lunar landing tip-over
Posted: Sun, May 18 9:15 AM ET (1315 GMT) |
|
news links
|
|
Tuesday, May 20
China's relay satellite operating smoothly, ready to support global lunar missions
Xinhua — 4:07 am ET (0807 GMT) UT Austin Grad Students Find Missing Link in Early Martian Water Cycle
Univ. of Texas Austin — 4:06 am ET (0806 GMT) Here comes the boom! Studying the effects of rocket launch sonic booms on neighboring communities
Eurekalert — 4:06 am ET (0806 GMT) SpaceX scrubs Monday night Falcon 9 launch minutes before liftoff
Spaceflight Now — 3:59 am ET (0759 GMT) Department of the Air Force issues draft documents for new SpaceX launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base
Spaceflight Now — 3:59 am ET (0759 GMT) |
