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Astra Rocket Launch Fails to Reach Orbit
Minutes after the rocket’s launch, as its second stage booster was supposed to interrupt off for its journey deeper into orbit, onboard cameras confirmed the booster tumbling uncontrolled.
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“Five, four, three. [ignition] Zero.” [crowd clapping] “LV0008 has launched and is on its way to space.” “That was fairing separation and stage separation. And you can see that the upper stage ether engine has lit.” [crowd clapping] “Unfortunately, we heard that an issue has been experienced during flight that prevented the delivery of our customer payloads to orbit today. We are deeply sorry to our customers: NASA, the University of Alabama, the University of New Mexico and the University of California, Berkeley.”
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