Posted on 06/12/2022 12:15:30 PM PDT by 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.
Dang!
Without that cyclone experiment data, what will there be to talk about on FR?
You’re talking about the payload I guess.
Is that a ‘pride’ rainbow flag in the lower right?...
Saw this for the first time years ago! I’m surprised YouTube hasn’t taken it down yet!
One of the funniest things I’ve ever seen!
Yep...
Call Clinton.
But at least NASA has that muslim outreach thing going for it...
I believe that is Sir Galahad’s role.
For comparison 5 of SpaceX’s first 6 launches were failures.
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