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Space startup Astra’s first orbital rocket launch ends prematurely – Yahoo Lifestyle Australia
Rocket startup Astra’s first orbital launch bid ended sooner than expected after its vehicle threatened to go off-course.
The relatively small private rocket industry just got a little larger, if not quite in the way its new entrant hoped. The American startup Astra conducted a brief first orbital launch attempt (via TechCrunch) late on September 11th, with a successful liftoff but quickly losing its Rocket 3.1 test machine during the first-stage engine burn. The guidance system induced slight oscillation, Astra said, leading the team to cut the engines during the first-stage burn.
The result was somewhat dramatic…
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