At Astra, failure is an option - Ars Technica
Feb 6, 2020 · However, Astra hoped the rocket’s first stage would fire long enough for the rocket to breach the Kármán line, the internationally designated boundary of space 100km above the Earth’s surface.
Astra fires up rocket for first time at Cape Canaveral
Jan 22, 2022 · The engine test-firing, called a static fire test, occurred on launch pad 46 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station as Astra prepares to deliver four small CubeSat nano-satellites into orbit...
Astra launch fails on first TROPICS flight for NASA
Jun 12, 2022 · Astra’s LV0010 vehicle launched from SLC-46 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, making the company’s seventh orbital launch attempt. After a nominal first stage burn, the upper stage...
Astra successfully returns to flight with mission for Spaceflight Inc.
Mar 14, 2022 · Rocket 3.3, the first Astra rocket to successfully launch to orbit, has successfully returned to flight in what was a closely watched mission just over one month after ELaNa-41 failed during...
Astra’s Apollo Fusion Thruster Ignites on First Attempt in Orbit …
Aug 24, 2021 · Astra Space, Inc. (“Astra”) (Nasdaq: ASTR), today announced the successful orbital ignition of its Apollo Fusion thruster on board the Spaceflight Sherpa-LTE1 orbital transfer vehicle (OTV). The Sherpa OTV launched June 30, 2021 from SpaceX’s Transporter-2 mission from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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May 30, 2022 · It was mentioned that they built a static fire stand of their own to test the new engine. I was looking around and it looks like they set up shop outside castle airport in Atwater CA....
Astra - Flickr
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On the Ground: Launch Vehicle 0006 Static Fire Test - astra.com
Aug 20, 2021 · The static fire test — or “hot fire test” as it is sometimes known — allows our team to ensure all mechanics and ground support systems are functioning as expected, ready for a successful launch. The video above shows the hot fire …
Astra (American spaceflight company) - Wikipedia
Astra Space, Inc., formerly known as Ventions, LLC from 2005 - 2016, is an American space company based in Alameda, California, with facilities in Sunnyvale, California and Atwater, California.
Space.com - Astra performed a "static fire" test with its.
Astra performed a "static fire" test with its Rocket 3.3 vehicle Saturday (Jan. 22), briefly igniting the launcher's first-stage engines while keeping it anchored to the pad.
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