Astra Rocket (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Astra Rocket" in English language version.

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akaerospace.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Alaska Aerospace. "PSCA Mission History".^{[permanent dead link]}
Alaska Aerospace. "2018 AAC Annual Report" (PDF). Retrieved 1 March 2025.

arstechnica.com (Global: 388^th place; English: 265^th place)

Clark, Stephen (15 August 2023). "Astra's new rocket won't launch until 2024—if it ever flies". Ars Technica. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
Berger, Eric (1 October 2020). "Astra pitches larger rocket, suborbital cargo-delivery plan to Air Force". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
Berger, Eric (12 October 2021). "Astra explains previous failure, sets October date for next launch attempt". Ars Technica. Retrieved 12 October 2021.

astra.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

astra.com

"Astra Media Kit LV0006" (PDF). 28 August 2021.
"Rocket 3.2 Ready To Launch!". astra.com. 11 December 2020. Archived from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
"Astra Announces Multi-Launch Contract And First Launch With Department Of Defense". Astra. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
"On The Ground: Launch Vehicle 0006 Static Test". Astra. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
"Post-Launch Investigation: What We Found And Next Steps | Astra". astra.com. 6 March 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2023.

investor.astra.com

"Astra announces second quarter 2022 financial results". Astra (Press release). 4 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.

bloomberg.com (Global: 99^th place; English: 77^th place)

"Astra Rocket's Test Launch for Space Force Fails to Reach Orbit". Bloomberg.com. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2023.

cnbc.com (Global: 220^th place; English: 155^th place)

Sheetz, Michael (16 June 2020). "Rocket startup Astra trying for an orbital launch again in July, renewing fundraising efforts". CNBC. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
Sheetz, Michael (5 April 2020). "Rocket startup Astra trims staff to survive pandemic until next year". CNBC. Archived from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
Sheetz, Michael (16 June 2020). "Rocket startup Astra trying for an orbital launch again in July 2020, renewing fundraising efforts". CNBC. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
Sheetz, Michael (15 December 2020). "Rocket startup Astra reaches space for the first time with second launch attempt from Alaska". CNBC. Retrieved 16 December 2020.

faa.gov (Global: 1,009^th place; English: 607^th place)

"Commercial Space Transportation License No LLS 18-112". FAA. Retrieved 3 April 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
"Commercial Space Transportation License; License Number LLS 18-144". FAA. Retrieved 17 October 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
"Wayback Machine". www.faa.gov. Archived from the original on 6 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.

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"S4 CROSSOVER Technical Description". NearSpace Launch, Inc. FCC. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.

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"Firefly to Become the Premier Supplier of Rocket Engines and Spaceflight Components for the Emerging New Space Industry". Firefly. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2024.

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Foust, Jeff (6 December 2018). "Astra Space suborbital launch fails". SpaceNews. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.

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Northon, Karen (22 February 2017). "NASA Establishes New Public-Private Partnerships". NASA. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
Higginbotham, Scott (9 August 2021). "CubeSat Launch Initiative – Upcoming Flights" (PDF). NASA. p. 3. Retrieved 22 September 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
"Upcoming ELaNa CubeSat Launches". NASA. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
Potter, Sean (26 February 2021). "NASA Awards Launch Service Contract for TROPICS Mission". NASA. Retrieved 27 February 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
"NASA Maintains Contractual Relationship with Astra, Presses Forward with TROPICS Mission". NASA. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.

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"NASA LSP Fact Sheet for Venture Class" (PDF). May 2021.

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"Development and Flight-Testing of a High-Performance Electric-Pump Fed Launch Vehicle". NASA TechPort. NASA. Retrieved 11 June 2024.

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Vaughan, David (25 September 2017), "Technology Development of an Electrically Driven Pump Fed Storable Liquid Bi Propellant for a Mars Ascent Vehicle", International Astronautical Congress 2017, California Institute of Technology

nasaspaceflight.com (Global: 2,428^th place; English: 1,659^th place)

"Astra scrubs DARPA launch challenge attempt". NASASpaceFlight.com. 2 March 2020. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
Burghardt, Thomas (20 November 2021). "Astra successfully makes orbit on fourth attempt". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
Beil, Adrian (10 February 2022). "Astra suffers failure on ELaNa 41 mission". NASASpaceFlight. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
Davenport, Justin (14 March 2022). "Astra successfully returns to flight with mission for Spaceflight Inc". NASASpaceFlight. Retrieved 15 March 2022.

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Lapidus, Sarah. "Astra to try again today after weather delayed rocket launch attempt". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Archived from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

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"Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) Mission Launch Services". sam.gov. Retrieved 9 June 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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"NearSpace Launch Joins Astra's Upcoming EyeStar-S4 Mission". SatNews. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

space.com (Global: 936^th place; English: 713^th place)

Mike Wall (10 February 2022). "Astra rocket suffers catastrophic failure in 1st Florida launch, 4 satellites lost". Space.com. Retrieved 10 February 2022.

spaceflightnow.com (Global: 2,930^th place; English: 2,204^th place)

Clark, Stephen. "Astra launches first successful mission with operational satellites – Spaceflight Now". Retrieved 18 May 2024.
Clark, Stephen (21 March 2020). "Astra readies for possible launch attempt next week". Spaceflight Now. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
Clark, Stephen (14 September 2020). "Software fix could position Astra for another launch attempt by end of year". Spaceflight Now. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
Clark, Stephen (1 August 2020). "Astra readies small satellite launcher for test flight from Alaska". Spaceflight Now. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
Clark, Stephen (16 December 2020). "Astra's smallsat launcher reaches space on second test flight". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 16 December 2020.

spacenews.com (Global: 1,876^th place; English: 1,225^th place)

Foust, Jeff (2 June 2014). "DARPA Developing Operational Pathfinder for ALASA Air Launch System". SpaceNews. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
Foust, Jeff (5 August 2021). "Astra to make next orbital launch attempt in late August for the Space Force". SpaceNews. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
Foust, Jeff (5 August 2022). "Astra cancels Rocket 3 to focus on larger vehicle". SpaceNews. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
"DARPA Awards Contracts for Airborne-launcher Study". SpaceNews. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
Gruss, Mike (30 November 2015). "DARPA Scraps Plan To Launch Small Sats from F-15 Fighter Jet". SpaceNews. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
Foust, Jeff (31 March 2023). "Astra says Rocket 4 development on schedule for late 2023 first flight". SpaceNews. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
Erwin, Sandra (24 April 2023). "Ursa Major to supply upper-stage engine for Astra's new rocket". SpaceNews. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
Foust, Jeff (13 May 2022). "Astra reveals details of next, larger rocket". SpaceNews. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
Foust, Jeff (27 July 2018). "Alaska launch shrouded in secrecy". SpaceNews. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
Foust, Jeff (6 December 2018). "Astra Space suborbital launch fails". SpaceNews. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
Foust, Jeff (2 March 2020). "DARPA Launch Challenge ends without winner". SpaceNews. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
Foust, Jeff (1 March 2021). "Astra's 100-year plan: Q&A with CEO Chris Kemp". SpaceNews. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
Foust, Jeff (13 August 2021). "Astra to fly upgraded rocket on next launch". SpaceNews. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
Foust, Jeff (12 December 2020). "Three companies win NASA small launch contracts". SpaceNews. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
"Astra blames launch failure on wiring error and software flaw". SpaceNews. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
"Swarm launched satellites on Astra mission". 22 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
Foust, Jeff (12 June 2022). "Astra launch of NASA TROPICS cubesats fails". SpaceNews. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

techcrunch.com (Global: 187^th place; English: 146^th place)

Heater, Brian (3 February 2020). "Rocket startup Astra emerges from stealth, aims to launch for as little as $1M per flight". TechCrunch. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
Etherington, Darrell (15 December 2020). "Launch startup Astra's rocket reaches space". TechCrunch. Retrieved 16 December 2020.

theverge.com (Global: 114^th place; English: 90^th place)

Roulette, Joey (21 September 2021). "Launch startups Astra and Firefly ink secret rocket engine IP deal". The Verge. Retrieved 3 June 2023.

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Aubert, Zac (1 March 2023). "Astra Concludes Tropics-1 Launch Failure Investigation - TLP News". The Launch Pad. Retrieved 26 September 2023.

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Twitter-News Archived 1 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine from Todd Master, 1 März 2020
Berger, Eric. "Just finished a call with @Astra. Rocket was 0.5 m/s (1.6 ft/s) short of orbit. With a better fuel mixture in the upper stage it would have orbited. Apogee of 390 km (240 mi). Rocket 3.3 will carry a payload, and there will be no hardware or software changes". twitter.com. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

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"DARPA Launch Challenge Closes With No Winner". 11 May 2020. Archived from the original on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
"Firefly to Become the Premier Supplier of Rocket Engines and Spaceflight Components for the Emerging New Space Industry". Firefly. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
Berger, Eric (1 October 2020). "Astra pitches larger rocket, suborbital cargo-delivery plan to Air Force". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
"Astra scrubs DARPA launch challenge attempt". NASASpaceFlight.com. 2 March 2020. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
Twitter-News Archived 1 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine from Todd Master, 1 März 2020
Clark, Stephen (21 March 2020). "Astra readies for possible launch attempt next week". Spaceflight Now. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
Sheetz, Michael (5 April 2020). "Rocket startup Astra trims staff to survive pandemic until next year". CNBC. Archived from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
Clark, Stephen (14 September 2020). "Software fix could position Astra for another launch attempt by end of year". Spaceflight Now. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
Clark, Stephen (1 August 2020). "Astra readies small satellite launcher for test flight from Alaska". Spaceflight Now. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
Sheetz, Michael (16 June 2020). "Rocket startup Astra trying for an orbital launch again in July 2020, renewing fundraising efforts". CNBC. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
"Wayback Machine". www.faa.gov. Archived from the original on 6 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
Lapidus, Sarah. "Astra to try again today after weather delayed rocket launch attempt". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Archived from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
"Rocket 3.2 Ready To Launch!". astra.com. 11 December 2020. Archived from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

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Astra [@Astra] (28 August 2021). "We suffered technical difficulties, but achieved 2.5 minutes of flight data. Every launch, whether successful or not, is an opportunity for us to learn. Our team will study the data and use this information to iterate on our next launch" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
@jeff_foust (29 August 2021). "Just got off a brief call with Astra. One of the five first stage engines failed less than one second into flight. Range triggered the engine shutdown at T+2.5 minutes because the launch vehicle was outside its normal flight trajectory" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
McDowell, Jonathan [@planet4589] (11 April 2022). "It's now clear that the Astra LV0009 mission launched 20 SpaceBEEs, namely SpaceBEE 112 to 127 and New Zealand flagged SpaceBEE NZ-11 to NZ-14. All but two are now ID'd by 18SPCS; no IDs yet for the SpaceBEEs launched on Transporter-4" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 April 2022 – via Twitter.

Astra Rocket (English Wikipedia)

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