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Probably a kaboom edition

When: 11am AK/3:00pm ET
Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti5dN97qs3w
Launch Site: Pacific Spaceport Complex in Kodiak, Alaska
Payload: 10kg; DOD Prometheus CubeSat & two University of South Florida ARCE-1 cubesats
Rocket: Astra rocket "1 of 3" 3.0

>Why should I care
Astra is a new player in the smallsat launch vehicle game, and if successful this will be their first orbital launch.
>What is this challenge
https://www.darpalaunchchallenge.org

Live coverage: https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/02/29/astra-darpa-launch-challenge-one-mission-status-center/
Astra website: https://astra.com/welcome/

Article: https://spacenews.com/astra-emphasizes-rapid-iteration-in-its-quest-for-low-cost-rapid-launch/
Article: https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/02/24/fresh-out-of-stealth-mode-astra-gearing-up-for-orbital-launch-from-alaska/

>Astra was incorporated in October 2016 and is located in Alameda, California, just east of San Francisco. Astra’s leadership team includes industry and government space veterans Chris Kemp (CEO), Dr. Adam London (CTO), and Chris Thompson (VP, Engineering). Astra currently employees 160 engineers, scientists, technicians, and staff. Focusing on low-cost fabrication techniques and a software-driven approach to manufacturing, the company’s objective is to achieve daily space deliveries of small satellites without rideshare brokering and with minimal launch infrastructure.

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please excuse my lackluster OP, I totally forgot this was happening today so the specific details are lacking.
Stream starts in 26 bings

>> No.11434331

>implying happening
>implying today

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today is the last day to complete the challenge

>> No.11434335

>>11434325
Cute, it's like a scaled down modernized Mercury-Atlas.

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The first suborbital attempts all ended in failure. But, best of luck to the Astra team! 160 people might do today what entire countries cannot.

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Mahia Peninsula versus Kodiak, which is the better launch site? There aren't sheep in Alaska, for one.

>> No.11434348

>>11434323
They're almost as pretentious as hipsters, but I wish them the best of luck

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The second stage has to be tiny, based on where it’s located and the small bulkheads seen in promotional material of the Astra factory.

>> No.11434359

>>11434335
exactly, except it has a real second stage and no half-stage drop engines

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it's kinda cute

>> No.11434363

>>11434323
Why is the stream starting so soon? Error?

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about the rocket https://youtu.be/48t0-eo55oo
about the facility https://youtu.be/-Re8f3IU8Fc
about Astra https://youtu.be/LUW5rIYsSYk
some other videos on the channel as well

>> No.11434367

Scott Manley has a video up on the news
https://youtu.be/LIq6GzT4QT8

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>>11434359
>except it has a real second stage

I mean the original Atlas did have proper second-stages, just not in it’s crewed configuration.

Also, Astra’s 3.0 barely has a second stage itself... see here:>>11434350

>> No.11434391

This little rocket is sexy af ngl. Best of luck.

>> No.11434395

https://strawpoll.com/86zs33y3
vote on outcome, want to see how optimistic or pessimistic you all are

>> No.11434398

>>11434395
It'll probably be scrubbed for one reason or another, but if not I'd guess it'll fail but not right away.

>> No.11434402

>exploded on the pad

>> No.11434410

>>11434367
I appreciate the napkin math

>> No.11434457

two hours

>> No.11434474

>>11434367
I liked the suggestive satellite photos.

>> No.11434546

Looks like a retard rocket honestly.
>claims it can launch anywhere anytime
>pick the most remote spot on the planet
>oops cant do it today it snows ya know
sorry but this is so stupid

>> No.11434586 [DELETED] 

>“If NASA is the only customer, it isn’t commercial,” NASA Administrator @JimBridenstine notes, an important point when discussing commercial space and public-private partnerships.

Do you agree with Papa Jim’s definition of a commercial space company?

>> No.11434590

>>11434586
you're not going to be able to produce ZBLAN at the ISS

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>> No.11434645

UNATCO vibes with this spinning logo

>> No.11434646

>>11434323
So, if launch will be scrapped today they will fail the challenge and will not get the money?

>> No.11434651

>>11434646
Aren't they the only contenders left? Maybe DARPA will throw them another deadline?

>> No.11434662

>>11434651
we don’t know

>> No.11434670

>>11434662
Well, we'll know shortly.

>> No.11434685

HA HA DELAYS.

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https://astra.com/blog/defining-launch-success/

>> No.11434695

Funkay!

>> No.11434713

ITS LIVE

>> No.11434720

so it's basically a friendly scud misslie :)

>> No.11434723

>>11434720
except the scud would have been already launched

>> No.11434727

budget insprucker in the house

>> No.11434730

5min

>> No.11434733

launch when

>> No.11434735

>>11434727
he's not bad

>> No.11434738

>Astra
>name engines after greek gods
>SpaceX
>bird lol

>> No.11434746

Here is your project manager bro
>Vidur Pajet
into the trash

>> No.11434751

Exiting T-15min hold soon?

>> No.11434754

RED LEADER STANDING BY

>> No.11434755

Woah there jimbo the change in the script really threw him off the tracks

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>> No.11434757

>may have to improv for 3 hours
>already struggling
poor guy

>> No.11434762

20 minutes to go

>> No.11434763

>>11434757
This is why you bring two people.

>> No.11434766

'The DARPA launch challenge is an, uh, initiative from DARPA to uh, launch as part of a uh, challenge...'

>> No.11434769

>>11434766
>*dead silence*
>high pitch mic sounds

>> No.11434772

IT'S ON

>> No.11434778

10 bings

>> No.11434784

GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO

>> No.11434785

>>11434323
I don't think this muthas going to space today. Hope I'm proven wrong though, and looking forward to Astra Superheavy which will put a mighty 16kg in orbit.

>> No.11434786

GO

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11434787

Looks like we are go.

>> No.11434791

>>11434787
you did not

>> No.11434796

>>11434791
Kitty told me this one is a go.
And now captcha went full retard.

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GO
GO
GO

>> No.11434798

what if you only say hold twice

>> No.11434799

T - 2min

>> No.11434801

This is more exciting than a SpaceX launch

>> No.11434803

HOLD HOLD HOLD

>> No.11434804

Its dead jim

>> No.11434806

>>11434798
it blows up

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>> No.11434808

NOOOOOO

>> No.11434810

Fuck I knew it

>> No.11434812

GNC issue, hmm

>> No.11434814

tango forgot to turn it on.

>> No.11434821

Announcer needs to just stop talking

>> No.11434823

L A U N C H C U B E

>> No.11434839

BURP

>> No.11434840

Why Alaska?

>> No.11434842

man why cant launching them rockets be all easy and shit man what the hell mayn

>> No.11434844

>>11434840
cause the challenge is to be flexible on a moment's notice

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Dammit I'm mad.

>> No.11434850

>>11434844
Kind of like an ICBM then. But I suppose ICBMs are a lot more expensive, and solid rockets these days also.

>> No.11434859

budget Insprucker choking on his words here

>> No.11434869

im going to bed my dudes
this can go on for 3 hours

>> No.11434870

just launch it you pussies

>> No.11434907

10 min left

>> No.11434923

WE'RE BACK

>> No.11434925

Guess they're reading this thread and scrounged up a partner for the guy.

>> No.11434936

>>11434850
this is hard in a different way than ICBMs. there, you have to build a rocket powerful enough that it can put itself into any orbit from one fixed launch position, but you get to build as much infrastructure into that position as you want, and the rocket's maintained there. here, they tell you "ok you're launching from alaska in a month, this is your target orbit, all that's there is a concrete pad" and they have to get the rocket and all the equipment there and build their launch pad from scratch.

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>>11434936
>there, you have to build a rocket powerful enough that it can put itself into any orbit from one fixed launch position, but you get to build as much infrastructure into that position as you want, and the rocket's maintained there.

>> No.11434962

>>11434323
HAHAHAHAHAHA HE SAID ALASA INSTEAD OF ALASKA

STUPID FUCKING BOOMER HAHAHAHA

>> No.11434971

>>11434946
I know it's from a silo, but here's some solid rocket launch porn to keep us going:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwvNuZLASdE

>> No.11434976

>>11434971
Crap I was wrong it's hypergolic sorry

>> No.11435009

So what happened? Its just playing elevator music

>> No.11435025

>>11434971
https://youtube.com/watch?v=gvtrIrulFRU

Here have some missile porn yourself.

>> No.11435078

SCRUBBED

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>> No.11435261

>Also, DARPA says the cubesat payloads will be removed from the rocket and given back to owners.

>Astra says they will “root-cause” the anomaly and try again likely in a week or two, not in days but also not in months.

What an absolute failure...

>> No.11435509

>>11435261
How do you get to a launch pad and then just fucking discover something that means you are a year from another attempt lol

>> No.11435532

>>11435509
>a year from another attempt
How does that follow? I'm not too versed in red tape speak.

>> No.11435545

>>11435532
It follows because I misread

>> No.11436720

>>11434946
ok sure, i forgot there's mobile icbm launchers, but you're not gonna set a startup launch company challenge to make one of those

>> No.11436844

>>11436720
that is exactly what DARPA did

>> No.11436924

>>11434323
Is this the same DARPA that also did the autonomous driving challenges and shit?

>> No.11436928

>>11436924
yes

>> No.11436936

>>11436928
Hype

>> No.11436937

>>11436936
no it's lame