tater Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Scotius said: "Secretive". So no hope for a stream, video or anything more than couple of bland photos. Pft. No, these guys are using the BO playbook, at least til they actually fly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted July 21, 2018 Author Share Posted July 21, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insert_name Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 https://spacenews.com/alaska-launch-shrouded-in-secrecy/ Launch occurred, conflicting reports on wether it was successful but the spaceport exec said they were satisfied with the test and no damages to the spaceport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Rocket Scientist Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Scott Manley just made a video on this company: Also, 5 first stage engines? Don't they know that all newspace smallsat launchers have to use 9 first stage engines? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 3 hours ago, Mad Rocket Scientist said: Also, 5 first stage engines? Don't they know that all newspace smallsat launchers have to use 9 first stage engines? Oh, so that's what I'm doing wrong! No wonder my 2 engine cluster model rocket failed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insert_name Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Looks like they are testing another rocket https://abc7news.com/technology/curiosity-concern-over-rocket-being-built-in-east-bay/4344902/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotius Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 I really, really hope no one is stupid enough to store rocket propellant anywhere near housing areas of the city. Because "complying with safety regulations" does not instill any trust in me. There are plenty of articles about industrial accidents happening on supposedly well secured sites. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PEPCON_disaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Rocket 2? Ohh, that rocket 2, Right, now I know what you're talking about! I'm glad they started giving these missions creative and descriptive names, otherwise I would have forgotten which one we were talking about! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Rocket Scientist Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 One day someone will name a rocket "Untitled Space Craft." I hope it will be the ship that makes BFR look like a rowboat. Seriously though, why are so many newspace companies not looking for PR like SpaceX? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperFastJellyfish Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 10 hours ago, Mad Rocket Scientist said: One day someone will name a rocket "Untitled Space Craft." I hope it will be the ship that makes BFR look like a rowboat. It doesn't make it look quite like a rowboat, but... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Rocket Scientist Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 More news from Scott Manley about Astra: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 I wonder... What could possibly be gained from this much secrecy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotius Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Not the good PR - that's for sure. Quite frankly, i don't get those guys - it's not like their tiny launcher can put anything serious in orbit. And for some reason i'm not exactly scared of SpyCubeSats. So why bother with cloak and dagger stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share Posted December 2, 2018 The smallsat launcher market is one where investors seem to think there is money to be made, but honestly, there is not room for too many players. Rocketlab is already flying, and I think the next few fight among themselves for the scraps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotius Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 3 hours ago, tater said: The smallsat launcher market is one where investors seem to think there is money to be made, but honestly, there is not room for too many players. Rocketlab is already flying, and I think the next few fight among themselves for the scraps. But is there? We've seen big players in the game - SpaceX, ISRO and others launch tens and dozens of small satellites in one go, using one of their full-sized rockets. Why would they relinquish that particular part of the market to small guys? Granted - clients might appreciate elasticity of small launch providers. Instead of waiting for big provider to gather enough contracts to justify sending a full load, they could rely on a smaller provider to launch just a handful of smallsats for a much quicker turnaround. But how much money there is for time sensitive contracts? Most satellites are planned years ahead - i would think there is plenty of time to book a rocket ride for any payload. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinimumSky5 Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 That depends on the payload, the smallsat launchers can give you a tailor made orbit, in return for a higher cost. For observation or certain communication launches, that can be worth the cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insert_name Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 According to the FAA they had a quintuple engine failure, all debris landed in the spaceport https://spacenews.com/astra-space-suborbital-launch-fails/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Rocket Scientist Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 6 hours ago, insert_name said: quintuple engine failure This somehow sounds worse than saying that the first stage failed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 3, 2020 Author Share Posted February 3, 2020 The Bloomberg article has short vids embedded. https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2020-astra-rocket/ 75-204kg to LEO, 2.5 million per launch. Hope they reach orbit, but I think it's not super useful. The article cost comparison is vs RocketLab and SpaceX, but they don't include the rideshare price (200kg for 1M). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 3, 2020 Author Share Posted February 3, 2020 And they have a website: https://astra.com/ They use vimeo for some reason (guess they still want to be secret, lol). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 It kinda looks a bit like an early Atlas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Spoiler A steam rocket?.. How strange... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tater Posted February 29, 2020 Author Share Posted February 29, 2020 Counting down for launch (or coverage?) in ~2.5 hours at ~3:30 Eastern time. https://www.darpalaunchchallenge.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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