REPLAY: Astra Rocket tumbles again during NASA launch (12 Jun 2022) [YouTube Video of Failure after otherwise successful launch]

Raw Space YouTube Channel ^ | June 12, 2023 | Raw Space

[one guy in new jersey]

This is a replay of the live stream. The upper stage engine shut down early, causing a mission failure. Launch window: 12:00 - 2:00 pm EDT (16:00 - 18:00 UTC) Launch site: SLC-46, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida Destination: Low Earth Orbit A commercial small satellite launch vehicle developed by Astra will launch the first pair of small CubeSats for NASA’s TROPICS mission. The Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats, or TROPICS, mission will measure environmental and inner-core conditions for tropical cyclones. Delayed from April.

Thanks to NASASpaceflight and Chris Bergin for the coverage.

[moovova]

“Public transit?”

Wouldn’t the whole shebang be considered public transit since it’s govt funded?

[WMarshal]

Right now SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy is at 3 for 3.

[one guy in new jersey]

If thinking that was funny is wrong, I don’t wanna be right!

[BradyLS]

DAMN YOU, PUTIN!

What? Brandon blames him for everything else!

[null and void]

Wouldn’t the whole shebang be considered public transit since it’s govt funded?

That and it isn't very effective...

[ProtectOurFreedom]

It was well after first stage separation. They were close to planned upper stage engine cutoff when they had a premature engine shutdown at 7:10 into the flight, loss of control, and velocity started going down.

[Rebelbase]

Maybe they need some Loral/Chicom expertise.

[PIF]

A failure is a failure, except at NASA when failure is indistinguishable from success, or is it the other way around?

[Howie66]

Biden Express. Where Failure to launch is SOP.

[jonrick46]

The failure was due to the premature second stage shut off which prevented the satellites from reaching their intended orbital velocity. Someone may have failed to load the necessary fuel or there was a second stage failure of some kind. Strange it would occur at the last minutes of the launch.

[markman46]

No second stage engine shut down early.

[Pollard]

SpaceX meanwhile.

[one guy in new jersey]

Show offs.

[Houserino]

Fag woke company anyway. 2 out of 9, c'mon. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FVEjHo-UYAAn6uj?format=jpg&name=small

[one guy in new jersey]

Ugh...

[Houserino]

Also all their guys were wearing freaking masks. I hope they go out of biz quick and not take anymore down with them.

[one guy in new jersey]

Double ugh.

[Jim Noble]

Maybe they should buy their rocket engines from SpaceX.

Or Roscosmos.

[slapshot]

Maybe a bit more focus on engineering than woke climate change data manipulation and making Muslims feel better about the themselves (Dear Leader stating NASA mission as Muslim outreach a while back)

Just sayin..

[Guenevere]

This is NOT a Musk rocket.