Astra Rocket’s Test Launch for Space Force Fails to Reach Orbit
The Astra LV0006 as an engine failed to fire on launch.
Source: Astra Space Inc.
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Astra Space Inc. failed to reach orbit in its rocket launch Saturday, the latest setback for the maker of small rockets used to send satellites into space.
The company’s 45-foot tall rocket took off unsteadily from a pad at the Pacific Spaceport Complex in Alaska, flew for more than 2 minutes and then suffered what Astra described as “technical difficulties.”