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[spaceflight-insider]

Astra suffers anomaly following first orbital-attempt liftoff

Astra suffers anomaly following September 12 launch, but vows to persevere: "We didn’t meet all of our objectives, but we did gain valuable experience". #AdAstra #Rocket #Launch #STEM #Alaska

Astra’s Rocket 3.1 launches from the Pacific Spaceport Complex In Kodiak Alaska prior to its in-flight anomaly. Image: Astra

Astra suffered a setback during their first orbital attempt, as their Rocket 3 series rocket lifted off into the skies over Launch Pad 3B in Kodiak, Alaska at 7:19 P.M. ADT, before an anomaly occurred causing the rocket to fall back to earth.  (more…)

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MOSCOW | Russian space agency spokesman slams 'information attack'

MOSCOW | Russian space agency spokesman slams ‘information attack’

MOSCOW — The Russian space agency Roscosmos is bemoaning the endless stream of bad publicity that it says is designed to curb its funding.

The agency’s press secretary, Vladimir Ustimenko, said Tuesday in an interview published by the RIA Novosti news agency, that Roscosmos is facing an “information attack.”

He said the goal of those slamming Roscosmos at home and abroad is to “deprive us” of…

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February 1996 CZ-3B rocket disaster

February 1996 CZ-3B rocket disaster

On 15 February 1996, the Chinese space programme experienced the worst disaster in its history. During its maiden flight, the CZ-3B rocket launcher carrying Intelsat 708 telecommunication satellite began to veer off course only two seconds after lift off, and then hit a hill 1,200m away from the launch pad at T+22 seconds, destroying the US$125 million satellite onboard. The impact and violent…

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Launch Failures Dent Growth in Small Satellites

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The number of small satellites launched in 2015 is likely to fall short of the growth predicted in recent forecasts because of launch failures that have reduced the number of launches available for such spacecraft.

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