https://spacenews.com/alaska-launch-shrouded-in-secrecy/Spacenews queried the FAA who said it suffered a mishap:-In a statement provided by the FAA July 24 in response to a SpaceNews inquiry, it confirmed that the launch took place but that a “mishap” of some kind occurred.“The Astra Space, Inc. launch from the Pacific Spaceport Complex Alaska at Kodiak Island on Friday, July 20 experienced a mishap,” the FAA stated. “It was an FAA-licensed launch, and the agency is reviewing the event.”Sounds like the same thing that happened to the Stratos 3 flight.
“Our customer has requested we not discuss their operations with the press,” he said. “I can confirm that a launch from the Pacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska occurred on Friday, July 20th and that the customer is very pleased with the outcome of the launch.”Campbell made no mention of a mishap or other incident taking place during the launch. “While a post-launch team is reviewing the results of the launch, I can state that there was no material damage to our facilities as a result of this launch,” he said. “We look forward to working with this customer to support their next launch from Alaska.”
Hey, Elon Musk said he would deem the first Falcon Heavy a success if it didn't damage the pad...Rocketlabs first flight that was also terminated showed them everything they needed to have confidence in the vehicle...
Hey, Elon Musk said he would deem the first Falcon Heavy a success if it didn't damage the pad...
Quote from: Bananas_on_Mars on 10/12/2018 05:40 amHey, Elon Musk said he would deem the first Falcon Heavy a success if it didn't damage the pad...Calling a suborbital termination after 21 seconds a success is like giving every child in a class prize for attendance. Sure they learned something by showing up but they are not going to get the scholarship to Harvard...
Quote from: ringsider on 10/13/2018 03:21 pmQuote from: Bananas_on_Mars on 10/12/2018 05:40 amHey, Elon Musk said he would deem the first Falcon Heavy a success if it didn't damage the pad...Calling a suborbital termination after 21 seconds a success is like giving every child in a class prize for attendance. Sure they learned something by showing up but they are not going to get the scholarship to Harvard...Depends on what your test criteria are...In testing, there's a lot of grey area between failure and success. For operational flights, that line becomes quite thin.The Vector test flights had a similar burn time IMO...