LAUNCH! Astra's Rocket 3.3 vehicle, designated LV0006, launches from LP-3B at the Pacific Spaceport Complex in Kodiak, Alaska.#PowerSlide!Overview: nasaspaceflight.com/2021/08/astra- Play by Play:forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topi NSF/Astra Livestream:youtube.com/watch?v=O8Tdm7
Amazing it got uphill after that powerslide. Got to MECO and then it was terminated.
🚀 We suffered technical difficulties, but achieved 2.5 minutes of flight data. Every launch, whether successful or not, is an opportunity for us to learn. Our team will study the data and use this information to iterate on our next launch. #AdAstra
The fact that it power slid and the TWR was exactly 1 at liftoff, one of the outer engines did not get up to nominal running. I bet that was the scrub yesterday too and they just "modified" the program to ignore the slow startup. I guess it was a slow startup for a reason.Good luck next try Astra!!!!
Quote from: ulm_atms on 08/28/2021 10:43 pmThe fact that it power slid and the TWR was exactly 1 at liftoff, one of the outer engines did not get up to nominal running. I bet that was the scrub yesterday too and they just "modified" the program to ignore the slow startup. I guess it was a slow startup for a reason.Good luck next try Astra!!!!Another item to investigate is that the two smaller hoses that was connected to the PLF didn't release on lift-off but several seconds afterwards.
that they had a failure video all ready to queue up doesnt exactly give confidence