tater Posted December 6, 2021 Author Share Posted December 6, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 Launch in ~3 hours. NSF starts coverage like 60 minutes before launch (which is way, way too early, IMHO). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 T=0 moved a bit: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 And some more: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaylr234 Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 astra standing down for the day, next launch window is tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share Posted February 7, 2022 T-36 min Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share Posted February 7, 2022 Held for wind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Countdown resumed, time for the go/no go All systems are go, t-10 minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Abort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share Posted February 7, 2022 T-0 abort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Aaand scrub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 10, 2022 Author Share Posted February 10, 2022 They're gonna try this again in 5 hours: (NSF coverage is insanely long, launch window opens at 3pm, EST, so I'd not tune in to check until 2:59pm EST, lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insert_name Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 that second stage is tumbling... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 I got the impression stage separation and SES happened before fairing deploy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 (edited) 1 minute ago, Geonovast said: I got the impression stage separation and SES happened before fairing deploy. Agreed, it moved quite a lot before fairing deploy and then sprinted out leaving a lot of debris behind (presumably the fairing or even the payload itself) Edit: maybe the fairing deploy itself failed, and the second stage just created its way out after engine ignition Edited February 10, 2022 by Beccab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 1 minute ago, Beccab said: Edit: maybe the fairing deploy itself failed, and the second stage just created its way out after engine ignition I've gone back and watched it a couple times, and yeah, it does seem like the timing may have all been fine and the fairing just got stuck... so ignition forced it apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Check yo stagin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 10, 2022 Author Share Posted February 10, 2022 Looked to me like The S2 staging happened while S1 was still under thrust—maybe residual thrust after MECO commanded (they need more time delay before staging). Interstage then impacted S2 engine bell, perhaps bending it slightly, and hence tumble from slightly off axis thrust. That's my take, anyway. ^^^ link at timestamp just before incident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minmus Taster Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Considering this is literally their first payload it's nothing short of a disaster for the company, I doubt anyone's gonna want to fly on Astra after this for quite a bit. How much of a disaster remains to be seen I knew it wasn't a great idea to start doing payloads right after a single success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotius Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Obligatory Scott Manley video commenting on this mishap: And yes, apparently fairing failed to open. Consequently second stage had to force its way out - which ended badly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 (edited) 40 minutes ago, Scotius said: yes, apparently fairing failed to open. Brings new emphasis to the BO clapping when they opened a payload faring in the warehouse / factory last week. Edited February 11, 2022 by JoeSchmuckatelli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neptunium_69 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Astra failed again, how bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gargamel Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 5 hours ago, Smart Boy said: Astra failed again, how bad @Smart Boy, your post has been moved into the proper thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotius Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 It's always small things that get your rocket. Someone forgets a decimal point somewhere. Someone installs altimeter upside down. Your carbon fiber tank develops a tiny crack. And so on, and so on. Hopefully we'll learn what happened to this rocket soon, and the company will have a chance to learn from this failure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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