Astra rocket fails to deliver NASA TROPICS satellites - See the launch

Astra's 43-foot-tall (13 meters) Launch Vehicle 0010 (LV0010) lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on June 12, 2022 with NASA's TROPICS-1 mission. It failed to deliver the cubesats due to the upper stage engine shutting down early. Full Story: www.space.com/...
Credit: Astra / NASASpaceflight

[@ozgott1415]

Imagine spending millions of dollars and years of hard work to build a functioning satellite and then hiring the underdog to deliver it to save a few bucks.

[@semlohde1]

Like the guvmnt - aircraft maintained by the lowest bidder.

[@JWEFamily]

sad but u right bro

[@eamonia]

Should have had Bezos do it. Get it!? Because the only thing he's got into orbit is his ego.

[@yehimstone5492]

@@eamonia bezos' big space achievement is giving captin kirk a few seconds of weightlessness.

[@eamonia]

@@yehimstone5492 I can't wait until someone else comes along and offers Mr. Kirk an opportunity to go to REAL space. Not that I'm disparaging the once in a lifetime experience that so many yern for, that he had the opportunity to take part in (breaking the Karmen line) but I just really hope that he gets to go to REAL space.

[@brutucas5904]

Space x makes it look easy but this is just a reminder how hard space flight really is.

[@maoozkhan9828]

Right 👍

[@ktmenifee]

Didn't we go to the moon and back a bunch of times without any hitches ??? Lol

[@Paul51178]

@@ktmenifee Apollo 13?

[@EnzoFerenczyo]

@@Paul51178 Apollo 1 was the most serious failure, 3 astronauts died. still on the ground.

[@Paul51178]

@@EnzoFerenczyo True, but it wasn't a failed attempt to get to the moon, it was ground testing.

[@peterbrehmj]

The failure occurs about 10 seconds after 7:20.

[@Theodorus5]

Thanks

[@mickfunny4185]

@peterbrehmj not all heroes 🦸🏻‍♂️ wear capes

[@dustinandtarynwolfe5540]

I owe you the last 6 minutes of my life. Thx bro

[@carlosoliveira-rc2xt]

@@mickfunny4185 But they all wear tights.

[@sherrisRN]

Where does it fall to?

[@brucehanna9473]

Getting off this planet and into orbit is incredibly hard. I hope everything works out and problems can be fixed. Rooting for all spacefaring companies to have many successes now and in the future!! Bump in the road, Astra. Keep moving forward!

[@arturmeinild2461]

And yet, SpaceX make it look so incredibly easy! 😁😎

[@Richarkin]

@@arturmeinild2461 same as the Russians …but still they had Lot of failures too

[@ez1913]

I hope their budget is cut to shreds because of this epic fail. I can throw my own tax money in the ocean. Let them splash their own cash.

[@brucehanna9473]

@@arturmeinild2461 SpaceX had their share of failures. It happens. The key is to never make the same mistake twice.

[@tc539]

no it isnt anymore go ask elon what yall are doing wrong like nasa fail after fail. wasting taxpayor money just like nasa. yall need to contract out with SPACE X lol you will make it to orbit with no fails again and again and again. or yall could with jeffs flying pecker. atleast it hasent lost its load early lololol

[@saqibmudabbar]

This just shows how hard spacex has worked to make such a complicated task look easy.

[@antoniolsls7774]

It fail 3 Times it didnt look easy at all

[@hokucurnan2183]

Absolutely no one thinks the task looks easy lol

[@saqibmudabbar]

@@hokucurnan2183 lol. You'd be surprised.

[@morbidmanmusic]

Yeah, it only took space x 50 years to do what NASA did with bubble gum and a calculator....

[@j73wa]

It shows how good the Russians are in rocket technology.

[@gringadoor5385]

Failure is expected. Cutting away from it to save face and ending on a single monotone sentence doesn't build confidence. It makes you look pathetic.

[@james5460]

I like how they always just go silent when the catastrophe occurs.

[@iandonnelly959]

Better than "Oh Fuck" or something lmao

[@Network126]

@@iandonnelly959 Would be more fitting to hear F-bombs flying all over the room 😆

[@iandonnelly959]

@@Network126 Oh, it happened down on the factory floor lmao

[@StrokeMahEgo]

Muted mics so you can't hear the f bombs lol

[@mrzorg]

@6:30, did you notice the impact with something? Or the upper stage tank blew out. Only thing I can think of.

[@SomeBoredGuy69]

It sucks to see a failure. I know how much each launch means to every team member. I feel for you all.

[@oltch.]

BS. This company knew or had a pretty good idea it wasnt gonna launch properly but cuz of deadlines and bureaucracy etc, they decided just to launch a bunk rocket. Theres a reason Astra doesnt get contracts... Just stealing money from the American Taxpayers....

[@Judaspriest66624]

NASA should learn a thing or two from Indians, India has fantastic launch records

[@happycamperinc.]

@@Judaspriest66624 yep. spaceX is doing things so cheap too. And in future spaceX will be more cheaper than isro. But ISRO is doing great. And no hate for NASA for being expensive .

[@gomahklawm4446]

7:29

[@Countcho]

@@Judaspriest66624 this is not nasa. America has nasa and private space industries

[@Redfiregtag]

Man, failure only makes you better, I know this feels really bad and rough. But hoapfully this group gets to keep trying. This whole team is doing amazing work. Keep at it!!!!!!

[@weissrw1]

I hope none of my tax dollars went into this flop. But so, I hope somebody gets fired -- somebody high up!

[@DirtyLilHobo]

The second stage had a catastrophic failure with forty-five seconds or so left in the burn. The velocity was around 6430 m/sec but they needed 7450 m/sec. When the bear bites, he bites hard!!

[@gomahklawm4446]

7:29 Time codes aren't difficult.

[@jefsel881]

That’s roughly 14500 mph at an altitude of 350 miles? How is that possible?

[@markrichards9646]

The ISS orbits at about 250 miles while traveling at 17,500 mph. It only takes it about 90 minutes to orbit the Earth.

[@kinnai8334]

@@jefsel881 That's how orbits work sir!

[@Richarkin]

@@markrichards9646 and because of it low altitude is always need a push when Soyuz arrive ..to keep its orbit

[@michaelhowell2541]

Second engine failure one minute before insertion. Shame. Rocket science is HARD! Better luck next launch, Astra.✌️🖖🇺🇸

[@alfonso8155]

You are right rocket science is hard as aircraft aviation industry. Ask Boeing!. Shame!. Better luck next time!. Perhaps you can save some souls. 🇪🇺 😇🤗🖖👌

[@andrewtingle2418]

1 minute in launch terms is a lifetime!

[@KonaBalona]

Best they leave it to the pros...nasa is a waste of money

[@psilver063]

It’s only hard to NASA anymore. They have more failures with active payloads than anyone. Yea they been doing it longer but launches are happening at a exponential rate today compared to before and NASA is wasting our tax dollars on stuff they have long been proven can be more efficient when given to a 3rd party. Stop wasting our money if you want to keep using it. SpaceX seems to have rocketry down pretty solid considering they land their 1st stages back on the planet. With active payloads they have what 1-2 failures? Out of 100’s of launches?

[@zzzxxzzz3248]

NASA should stick with SpaceX !

[@desmond-hawkins]

Such bad news… I don't know how much longer Astra can carry on with so many failures. The consequences are also really different when you're carrying and losing a real payload, and there will no doubt be people blaming those who took a chance on Astra for this launch. What company or organization is going to risk their payload with them now? I'm sure they will figure it out eventually given the funding and launch opportunities, but I'm worried that no one will entrust them with a launch now. I still hope they can recover from this, but it's not looking good. *edit:* they do have contracts for several more launches, including two more for NASA's TROPICS mission. This was 2 out 6 satellites for TROPICS, and they have 2 more launches planned. I don't know how this failure will affect these contracts, but I wouldn't be surprised if there was a clause that let NASA back out from remaining launches in case of failure.

[@Dularr]

All about insurance. If the insurance companies payout, they can build more satellites.

[@anonymoussoul3343]

Will the payload get back to the ground?

[@utpharmboy2006]

nasa is becomming a joke. Elon is our man if he can't do it no one can.

[@buddtwin2]

@@Dularr not always true but yes insurance pays for the loss but insurance can not cover the loss time. Some of these satellites take a long time to build then time for integration, getting a spot for delivering payload to space ext. takes a long time and a lot of man power to setup

[@bobguy6542]

This was a real payload.

[@marktracy586]

It seems they have issues with stability. On board view of each flight show much more control movements than you would expect.

[@iandonnelly959]

I think this is due to being a really small rocket. Much more influenced by atmospheric conditions than something like a F9

[@recoilrob324]

@@iandonnelly959 The excessive control movements were evident in the second stage which is well above interference with the atmosphere. I'm guessing that there was combustion instability within the bell which will create unwanted side thrust. "The second stage engine shut down early" they say...looked like it was more like "the second stage engine blew up". "Shutting down early" makes it sound like it was just something little....that engine looked like it failed with a bunch of fuel being sprayed once the chamber let go. Hey...the reason it costs a lot to put stuff into space is it's HARD to do it. SpaceX makes it look routine but is far from that and I understand people wanting to have more than one company able to launch satellites, but people funding these little and so far unsuccessful attempts make me wonder why they didn't just contract with SpaceX in the first place and save a LOT of money...plus get their satellites into orbit.

[@BMrider75]

As that 2nd stage burnt fuel it got lighter. I wonder if the instability occurred at that point due to changing centre of mass ?

[@iandonnelly959]

@@recoilrob324 Well Tropics didn't use a spaceX rideshare because spacex doesn't fly to this orbit. So to fly on spacex would have cost a full launch price which is like 10x more expensive I believe. But also, probably wouldn't have failed lol. And I'm guessing some sort of oscillation in the second stage thrust vector control, but we'll see when the data is reviewed!

[@nathanmussonbody]

@@recoilrob324 Rocket Lab seem to be able to do it on a consistent basis

[@jasonr704]

This bodes well for Space X receiving even more contracts I would imagine.

[@kipa_chu]

Not spaceX but ISRO lol

[@putt7515]

He really said thank you astra for the live stream

[@mr.manfredjensenjen7294]

Hang in there team. Always rooting for the space industry to succeed. You are definitely up there.

[@yellowcat1310]

up where? up where the earth's curve is concave? 3:29

[@PrimordialEconomics]

@@yellowcat1310 dumb.

[@Yusuke_Denton]

@@yellowcat1310 What does that tell you?

[@yellowcat1310]

@@Yusuke_Denton that they use a gopro and can not rely on a normal camera. they only use a camera that shows a curve, at least at a certain angle. then no matter what, no matter how many times they see the concave portions of the video, they will still swear that the convex parts "show the curve of the earth" what does it tell you?

[@waybee100]

space x much better, nasa a waste money.

[@radamus210]

As the saying goes, "You learn more from a failure than when everything goes perfect"

[@lancetruong4957]

Was this the second failure they had recently?

[@dbreardon]

Unfortunately, they are having more failures than success. They have had 10 launches and only 2 successes. That is a 20% success rate (although i will give them the first two launches - also failures, but they were the test systems for their rocket). Still a very high failure rate.

[@heep34987yt]

Hopefully they can get up to speed, at this rate I’m not sure clients (or future clients) are going to be up for rolling the dice and hope it works.

[@waybee100]

what a stupid fucking statement.

[@snakedoctor2048]

they definitely can learn something from the Chinese !

[@ti994apc]

Don't stop learning and improving. You have already made it this far. A few more kinks to workout and you will have a great product.

[@yehimstone5492]

This just proves how far ahead space-x is

[@rellik8746]

all these companies do is steal from taxpayers and start their own civilization on these other continents they don't tell us about. NASA was started by a Nazi scientist. Loot at Hitlers maps of forbidden continents

[@DrTubeman]

It looked like the second stage didnt even ignite to its full power to begin with, going by the amount of glow and exhaust flare coming from the second stage engine?

[@HowToSpacic]

Argh they were so close! Astra can't catch a break Upper stage failed approx. 70 seconds early with a max speed of 6575 m/s which is just infuriatingly close to orbit. There was a big cloud, presumably unburned propellant, which is never a great sign. Perhaps the turbopump thought it was on an Antares and failed or there was a fuel/ox supply issue. Props to Astra for the transparency and straight up telling everyone that the payload didn't get into orbit. I’m not a scientist, Astra surely will figure out what did wrong just putting out some theories from my civilian perspective. RIP LV10, better luck next time Astra!

[@SilverSergeant]

It is their fault......inferior engineering....

[@iandonnelly959]

There's no turbopump on the second stage, it's a pressure fed engine.

[@dmurray2978]

Maybe they need to wear more covid masks or fly a bigger rainbow flag

[@HowToSpacic]

@@dmurray2978 what the hell are you on about lmao

[@HowToSpacic]

@@iandonnelly959 oh thanks

[@heep34987yt]

They should buy some SpaceX rockets and put Astra stickers on them.

[@mtx33]

It might sounds funny, but i can imagine in the future there will be OEM rocket manufacturers and a lot of small integrators only rebadging the same products. It's industry standard in aviation to buy a plane and brand it to your airline. Maybe in the future there will be more launch providers using spacex or astra rockets to launch satellites for cheap.

[@claudew5582]

😂 I was thinking of the same thing.

[@edwardmatthews5899]

Nah they’re to proud to do that and rather waste more taxpayers money on dead ends,fire them all.

[@Trex531]

Ugh, almost there! Keep on Astra, you will learn something new for sure which will let you improve your rocket.

[@turanamo]

Failure occurs at around 7:28 when the velocity counts back from 6575m/s. You can tell it's falling to earth by the look on the operator's face.

[@Slapwapy]

Falling to earth you say at altitude +500km

[@turanamo]

@@Slapwapy Yes, all objects in lower orbit fall towards the earth at some point. Basic science dude.

[@Slapwapy]

@@turanamo Crap load of stuff is then going to start dropping

[@turanamo]

@@Slapwapy Nope, which is why attitude determination and control subsystem (ADCS) in conjunction with telemetry correction is used to offset drag effects by a booster.

[@logitech4873]

@@Slapwapy Do you not understand how orbits work?

[@BeachriderUSA]

The satellites were $4 Mn each, there were 2. They had a very specific orbit-need and time-need. The launcher arranges payload insurance, but NASA certainly loses time (and insurance goes up). You just cannot use $60 Mn rockets to launch these payloads. Astra needs to improve, but there are already other small rocket launchers (Northrup bought one, SpaceX Falcon 1 used to do this work). It is a matter of scaling cost to risk.

[@danielcarrasco768]

Rocket Lab

[@Zerpentsa6598]

Enjoyed that moment when all went quiet.

[@Jayf1981]

Poor thing looked like she wanted to cry and who could blame her? Good effort Astra! NASA we love you in Georgia!

[@mikel4690]

No it ain't - tax money flushed down the toilet.

[@Kelnx]

@@mikel4690 I'd rather have my tax dollars wasted on blowing up rockets than most of the idiotic wasteful programs it goes to now. At least when a rocket fails you learn something about rockets.

[@Jayf1981]

@@mikel4690 Nah, Just Federal Reserve debt notes, your tax dollars go straight to Vatican Bankers.

[@jl5392]

This is why diversity hires have no place in the workforce. Let men do the engineering work.

[@user-lh9fx8zc9p]

@@liamprincetech ofc lmao

[@jaseastroboy9240]

It is a bit sad that it was just a quick, it failed, thanks for watching. They could have stuck with the broadcast, show the staff, show a presenter who would describe what has happened or not happened. Explain what the procedure is for this eventuality. What group takes over now to investigate, do they try for a controlled re-entry burn up or is it stuck in low orbit for months or years. I don't expect them to have all the answers but to just say, that didn't work, see ya, was a bit disappointing. After all, how we handle failure is just as important as how we handle success. Now all we will hear for quite some time is reporters filling the silence with their opinions, conjecture and guesses. Surely there are plans in place for this sort of thing. A failure will bring more public attention than a success so there is an opportunity to present a calm, informed and informative viewpoint. If it is just left to reporters to fill in the silence then the situation may not be painted in the best light.

[@JESUSCHRIST-ONLYWAYTOHEAVEN]

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[@littlebear7018]

Totally agree with your assessment; I was viewing the launch and can't describe the letdown I had experienced.

[@andyharpist2938]

It left me feeling that this was almost a declaration of power over me... and when it went wrong then the discussion was curtailed. I did not feel a part of this at all.

[@nerfherder5211]

They did tell us what happened and will likely collect logs and try to get a more precise cause so that the risk for a similar problem can be reduced for future missions. Speculating further can be left to mainstream media who are experts at this sort of thing. NASA will, as usual, give a little bit more details later at a press conference but some of it is for internal specs only. This is normal and seems rational.

[@jaseastroboy9240]

@@nerfherder5211 I totally understand that they will not have all the answers 1 minute after the failure. That process takes a long time to work out root cause if it is even possible. What I am saying is that they could have stayed with the viewers and given them some explanation of what will happen next, what their standard process is in the event of a failure. Basically there was a reasonable chance of failure and so having a plan in place that was better than, it failed, thanks for watching, would have been nice. If a major sporting event ended on a contentious umpire call or if there was an injury in the final seconds. I am sure the commentators wouldn't just say "wow, that's bad, thanks for watching" and switch off the coverage. They would replay what they had, they would talk about the rules, what was done the last time this happened, what the options are, etc. When you have a captivated audience you make the best use of that, you don't just throw it away and hope that the media paints a favourable picture.

[@Smokey1981]

The velocity just stops and starts slowly going down and dude just stops talking..Damn. That was an expensive failure. Just a couple more M/S they would have been at orbit velocity. Ouch

[@brianblasius]

Astra is a young company and it's learning a lot from this failures. They will make it, they came from far. All the best team Astra!

[@hope5480]

Yes...

[@brianblasius]

@DontWorryDiaperJoeGotYouCovered The "mode" of failure was different. Which means they solved the previous issues.

[@lordcraycray2921]

F in the chat for the NASA and Astra. Hopefully you can keep at it. You were close!

[@oldschoolman1444]

Close only counts in horse shoes and handgrnads. =)

[@Kharnellius]

Unless spelling is involved.

[@encinobalboa]

Multiple count down holds for this launch indicated problem. Should have scrubbed and triple checked everything.

[@polyuniverse1908]

Would be more professional if they continued to comment on what is happening even though it was obvious there was a problem. They will investigate and fix the problem. They seemed so discouraged they had difficulty talking about it. Failures are not uncommon and they need to have the ability to accept that and carry on professionally.

[@geoffresmart]

Wait are you saying that nasa doesn’t have the ability to accept failure and carry on? Lol bro, they do the investigation first, decide affirmatively what the problem is, and then comment. Even if what you think you see is obvious, that’s not how investigations work. And it would be ridiculous to comment as they are investigating as the information delivered in piecemeal wouldn’t present the correct picture of what failed.

[@ajokpaniovojoel1049]

They won't comment on American failures

[@polyuniverse1908]

@@ajokpaniovojoel1049 they use to be much more professional when failures occurred. Maybe because it was a private company’s vehicle the representative didn’t continue to communicate, I’m not sure. If go back and watch some of the big NASA failures like the Space Shuttle Challenger failure where astronauts died, they continued to talk even after it became obvious there was catastrophic failure.

[@robertcringely7348]

Let's be clear: they ran out of fuel. This is a rocket that is supposed to be able to launch up to 150 kg and they ran out of fuel putting a pair of 5.34 kg satellites into orbit. 10.68 kg is about EIGHT PERCENT of their supposed max payload. This is not the first time Astra has run out of fuel on a launch, either, which is why this rocket had both stages lengthened specifically to add more fuel, yet STILL it wasn't enough. How could they not have known that? Who decided to take this ridiculous (and completely calculable) risk? If Astra was a baseball team it would be time to fire the manager.

[@oldmanfunky4909]

Common core math. They didn't count enough boxes.

[@velez910]

Stay strong guys if your given another chance. Don't dwell I feel like after the first failure the team has suffered. Remember failure happens learn from it. Have confidence guys you can do this. Don't give up. Waiting to hear what happened. It might be time for a few dumb loads

[@SnowHarp]

I am so sorry this happened, I am sure they all worked hard on this prep and launch - what a bummer. Commiserations to Astra. Hopefully they will resolve the issue and try again soon. Shame the satellites were lost I guess. Margin for error is zero.

[@scottmorgan734]

Unfortunately, this stuff can just happen. SpaceX do a great job at making sure stuff like this don’t happen, but they’ve had there fair share of problems along the way. I’m sure this issue can be resolved and make a successful delivery next launch.

[@jeebusk]

My question would be how honest the company was about the risks, SpaceX was very honest about the risks in the early days.

[@nighttow8780]

Isn't this the second payload delivery failure for Astra?

[@221b-l3t]

I believe third. DARPA, previous NASA mission and this one. In total 7/9 failures giving them 1/5 success rate.

[@221b-l3t]

I checked, one space force and two NASA missions lost. DARPA wasn't launched as they missed the timeline.

[@nighttow8780]

@@221b-l3t 👍

[@alessandrabazzoffi5015]

What wonderful images of our planet the Astra rocket is showing us 😃

[@Nostradamus_Order33]

Expensive photos

[@c.a.nixiii4650]

Pretty pics at the expense of seeing their payload burn up in our atmosphere!

[@thomasbarrett3175]

Mission Control looks more like an H&R Block in some 50 year old strip mall.

[@capitansjoy3942]

isn't that a chinese take-out across the hallway there???

[@chrisruthford4492]

😂

[@jmortiz477]

🤣💀💀

[@willpulera7303]

Hard work pays off and if you end up failing you learn from any mistakes and try again. The simple fact that you are transporting payloads into space is a phenomenal success so go back to the drawing board to find out what went wrong and correct those mistakes so they don't happen again in the future. Great job.

[@smevox7490]

No, that isn't how this works, companies are not going to rely on you if you fail. They will go with proven providers. As they should. This is extremely sad as we need more competition to drive innovation, but you can't have a failure like this occur.

[@bajamike9276]

No, hard work pays off down the road, Laziness pays off Now!

[@craftpaint1644]

They just lost satellites 😐

[@Kmykzy]

Daily reminder how hard getting things into orbit really is.

[@SpearHead1011]

Just call Elon

[@creatorsfreedom6734]

were did my ballon go ?

[@noyb5277]

It is. Capitalism is by far the most limiting factor.

[@MyCatFooed]

Unless we teleport... Domari Nolo PA III

[@vincentfreeman2593]

Not for SpaceX.

[@anonymoussoul3343]

Failure is the part of success! Let's cheer them up, it's not the end.

[@haiderrazazaidi2262]

Very true I endorse your view, but if it were Russia, China or India all the west would have ridiculed. I think there is no success without fear of failure.

[@desertodavid]

Screw these people. They still want us to think that these silly paper face mask work to stop viruses.

[@MazzifLOL]

After so many countdown delays, they must of known there was an issue...

[@speckdratz]

Objection. Speculation.

[@mikeburch2998]

I'm very sorry to hear of this setback. Just keep trying and never give up. Greetings from Arizona.

[@garyrogers3237]

No success is ever found without a few setbacks. Keep reaching for the 🌟🌟⭐️⭐️

[@rafaeltorovip]

Although I understand the disappointment after failing on a mission, I will appreciate a less rushed ending of the webcast when things go wrong. I we spent time waiting and watching the launch, you should at least spend some time with your supporters. It is easy to celebrate accomplishments, but all of this rocket companies are so timid sharing information about failures. Good luck next time. 👍

[@themaestro5946]

That’s about a 9 on the tension scale Rafael toro. Relax.

[@TheJacklwilliams]

You are a bystander, they share this, by choice. They are a business, striving to succeed. Their purpose is not to entertain you nor are they bound to provide you with an experience you deem “fitting”. RE timid? That’s not information the public has a right to nor would any SANE person expect them to divulge it. Re what you appreciate? No one cares what you appreciate. That’s not the purpose of the effort nor the live stream.

[@CharlesAnsman]

If tax payers money was used in anyway for this launch, then yes we deserve all video and information

[@dalethelander3781]

Upper management probably ordered the stream stopped. They just wanted to get the hell out of there.

[@rafaeltorovip]

@@TheJacklwilliams Wow my friend, you are suffering a serious case of either stress or anxiety that needs immediate care. Calm down, relax. I appreciate your thoughtful remarks. 😃

[@knight3131]

Im more exited for Astra than I am for Blue origin. They have achieve more than BO has in over 12 years.

[@dalethelander3781]

BO is Jeff Bezos' 1:1 scale Estes rocketry hobby.

[@MatteoComensoli]

sub orbit hop is like the kindergarden for space

[@marykuchlenz8071]

BO is an amusement park ride. They’ve never been to orbit.

[@ArielGonzalez1]

yeah dude. these lads were really close to succeed

[@JESUSCHRIST-ONLYWAYTOHEAVEN]

WHETHER YOU BELIEVE IN GOD OR NOT YOU WILL KNEEL BEFORE HIM ON JUDGEMENT DAY AND HE WILL GO THROUGH EVERY WORD YOU SAID/EVERY THOUGHT YOU HAD/EVERY SIN YOU DID. YOU WONT BE ABLE TO ARGUE WITH HIM EITHER, YOU WILL KNOW YOU ARE GUILTY AND MADE A BIG MISTAKE. THE ONLY WAY OUT IS TO TURN TO JESUS BEFORE ITS TOO LATE. YOURE EITHER FOR GOD OR AGAINST GOD AND THERE IS BUT 1 GOD (its not satan/buddha/allah). PLEASE READ THIS MESSAGE BELOW AND IF YOU WANT TO MOCK AFTER GO FOR IT BUT I PLEAD WITH YOU TO READ IT. I WILL PRAY FOR YOU GOD'S STANDARD FOR HEAVEN IS PERFECTION AND ONLY JESUS (THE SON OF GOD/GOD IN THE FLESH) LIVED THAT PERFECT LIFE! HE LAID DOWN HIS LIFE & TOOK THE WRATH OF THE FATHER ON THE CROSS FOR YOUR SINS! GOD IS JUST SO HE MUST PUNISH SIN & HE IS HOLY SO NO SIN CAN ENTER HIS KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. IF YOU ARE IN CHRIST ON JUDGEMENT DAY GOD WILL SEE YOU AS HIS PERFECT SON (SINLESS SINCE YOUR SINS ARE COVERED BY JESUS' OFFERING). YOU CAN ALSO CHOOSE TO REJECT JESUS' GIFT/SACRIFICE & PAY FOR YOUR OWN SIN WITH DEATH (HELL) BUT THAT SEEMS PRETTY FOOLISH! GOD SEES & HEARS EVERYTHING YOU HAVE SAID & DONE. YOU WONT WIN AN ARGUMENT WITH HIM & YOU CANT DEFEND ANY OF YOUR SINS TO HIM. YOU'RE NOT A GOOD PERSON, I'M NOT A GOOD PERSON... ONLY GOD IS GOOD! WE'RE ALL GUILTY WITHOUT ACCEPTING JESUS' SACRIFICE FOR OUR SINS! MUHAMMAD DIDN'T DIE FOR YOUR SINS, BUDDHA DIDN'T DIE FOR YOUR SINS, NO PASTOR/NO PRIEST/NO SAINT/NO ANCESTOR DIED FOR YOUR SINS, MARY DIDN'T, THE POPE DIDN'T EITHER, NO IDOLS OR FALSE gods DIED FOR YOUR SINS, NO MUSICIAN OR CELEBRITY DIED FOR YOUR SINS, NO INFLUENCER OR KZbin STAR DIED FOR YOUR SINS, NO SCIENTIST OR POLITICIAN DIED FOR YOUR SINS, NO ATHLETE OR ACTOR DIED FOR YOUR SINS! STOP IDOLIZING & WORSHIPING THESE PEOPLE! JESUS CHRIST ALONE DIED FOR YOUR SINS & WAS RESURRECTED FROM THE GRAVE! HE IS ALIVE & COMING BACK VERY VERY SOON WITH JUDGEMENT (THESE ARE END TIMES)! PREPARE YOURSELVES, TURN FROM SIN & RUN TO JESUS! HE KNOWS YOUR PAIN & TROUBLES, HE WANTS TO HEAL & RESTORE YOU! TALK TO HIM LIKE A BEST FRIEND! ASK HIM TO REVEAL HIMSELF TO YOU & HELP YOU TO BELIEVE IF YOU DOUBT! DON'T WAIT TO CRY OUT! NO ONE IS PROMISED TOMORROW! HE LONGS FOR YOU TO INVITE HIM IN, HE LOVES YOU MORE THAN ANY PERSON EVER COULD, HE CREATED YOU! Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."-John 14:6 "But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven."-Matthew 10:33 “For the wages of sin is death (hell), but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord”-Romans 6:23

[@himssendol6512]

Did the second stage run out of fuel?

[@hernandovillamarinbuenaven7476]

Deepest respects with ALL of you / Corageous Team. 'Failure' is actually a WIN. It only makes you stronger, wiser, even more creative!!. 💪🇺🇲

[@mrbruce307]

Even a failure is a learning lesson. No one does anything right the first time. SpaceX has shown us how to do it, but it was thru trail and error. Look at how long it took NASA to get it right. Yes this is all a great disappointment, but you will do better the next time. Don't give up and don't quit.

[@agustinbs]

But this is not longer development test, these were real payloads from customers, too much failures. Not viable, sorry.

[@vincentfreeman2593]

Lol SpaceX achieved it first and with half the "error". Some companies have to know when to just stop.

[@vincentfreeman2593]

@@agustinbs Amen. These derps on here think this is a test or something.

[@snakedoctor2048]

and the Chinese are 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dtcult]

Government diversity hiring programs nice job lmfao

[@richardbillin5190]

That’s a shame hopefully it isn’t because of the price of fuel….I know I can’t afford to fill my car anymore

[@ablewindsor1459]

Is Not Biden the Great just so so so so so so

[@emmanuelpalecpec9025]

@@ablewindsor1459 bruh Russia started the war. Even if US supplied everyone with oil, everyone would experience high price no matter what

[@sebassanchezc-1379]

Trans kedz need your money for transitions

[@ablewindsor1459]

@@emmanuelpalecpec9025 Bro under Trump NO War in Europe... Gasoline $1.79 a gallon. December Before Putin In invaded gas at $3.50. Biden's New Green Deal Energy Policy had Already ready pushed Energy back to new Highs! Under Trump45 America became Energy Independent for the FIRST Time since 1970 !!! Biden ticks off Saudis then tries to BEG them for more OIL, Begs Venezuela for oil, and wants IRAN who hates the Great Satan to start selling the USA Oil. US production down two million barrels a day of crude. Allllll Haillll Biden !!!!

[@emmanuelpalecpec9025]

@@ablewindsor1459 America doesn't want to use it's oil because they've gone to conserve mode.

[@Malala1974]

Babylon should learn from China

[@troyezell5841]

That's sad, all the hard work everyone involved puts into these projects! No doubt, it is disheartening.

[@jl5392]

Yeah, but they suck. They're struggling to practice an art that was nearly perfected HALF A CENTURY ago.

[@roberthensley9071]

@@jl5392 wow thats kinda ignorant! They suck? Really? Factors change… everything from the thickness of the atmosphere to the moister in the air to the position of the planets and the gravitational pull of those planets on this specific day and time need to be calculated. If one thing is off it could cause something to fail. To say they suck or even imply that its in any way perfected is ignorant and id like to see you do better. Don’t cast stones when you live in a glass world… Don’t make it sound easy cause its not. Do your research before you shame scientists on something they worked hard to even get partially right.

[@mlee1308]

Should have had space x send it up.

[@PacificAirwave144]

Puff of smoke at 7:22 and the commentary goes quiet for 2 1/2 minutes... $hit, $hit, $hit..... Tears in some beers tonight...but keep at it Team Astra!!

[@captainclute6889]

Very sad, I’m not sure how many more they can endure 😣. Never like to see a space mission fail.

[@RedKnight.]

SpaceX was the same way in the beginning

[@reefhound9902]

@@RedKnight. No it wasn't. SpaceX has a 94% success launch rate and most of the failures have been on the booster stage return.

[@honorguardsfencingclub7322]

No sane person wants to see expensive failures, but rocketry has always been a risky and expensive undertaking. Modern telemetry will pinpoint the cause, and smart people will make sure the next bird flies right.

[@idontknowanygoodnames1498]

@@reefhound9902 94% now but the first couple launches of the falcon 1 didn't succeed

[@idontknowanygoodnames1498]

@@bcrox I guess you don't want GPS weather data satellite images or good maps then. Because satellites fall back to earth and we need rockets to take them back up, and when companies are making cheaper and cheaper rockets it allows companies to make better satellite technology. It's allowing global internet constellations to be put up.

[@YohXoX]

Startups in general have 1 in 10 survivability rate. Startups in rocket industry... oh boy. I hope they manage to pull through!

[@tc539]

this company is a waste of taxpayer money.

[@YohXoX]

@@tc539 I both agree and disagree. Biggest waste of TP money are companies like Boeing and ULA. Only way they can be shook to move their asses or remove them from market completely is to have a lot of alternatives. SpaceX is up there but you need more players with orbital capability in the market.

[@tc539]

@@YohXoX true but they are not it

[@YohXoX]

@@tc539 Hmm are you saying that based on amount of failures they had or something else? Perhaps you know a more than me. To me it seems they lack in hardware experience but are on point with software(Tokyo Drift rocket was amazing showcase of software IMO).

[@tc539]

@@YohXoX no im saying they need to pull their heads outta their a ses and stop wasting tax dollars on problems that others have already solved

[@edsherwood2173]

Appreciate all there hard work, space is hard hopefully they’re able to stick with it

[@felixdteam]

I wonder why the second stage started turning out of control after the engine shutdown

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

Explosion

[@drew4021]

Rocket science is hard. Makes us appreciate even more what SpaceX was able to accomplish. Still I would like to see at least one other company succeed.

[@drury2d8]

Spacex was simple, poach NASA talent and acquire private funding...

[@TheBooban]

Not enough credit is given to the engineer behind Falcon 9. If Bezos, Astra, Boeing, or anyone had that engineer, we would be talking about them instead of SpaceX.

[@Chris-bg8mk]

@@TheBooban Really? One engineer? 🤣😅

[@TheBooban]

@@Chris-bg8mk yeah. His design. Look it up.

[@Jandredlr]

Well done Astra team! You've come a long way and the future is bright :)

[@stanweatherfield681]

Lol

[@ozgott1415]

@@stanweatherfield681 everyone gets a trophy

[@stanweatherfield681]

@@ozgott1415 of course! silly me, I forgot that now we applaud failure in America..

[@Jandredlr]

​@@stanweatherfield681 They have come a long way thanks to failures and learning from them. Be happy and positive for them my guy, Not everyone can be a SpaceX but they case sure as hell help make space more accessible. If rocket companies were easy there would be no shortage of them...

[@Nostradamus_Order33]

At four minutes, everything is fine. Engine did not light. At five minutes, everything is fine. Engine still not on. Then we hear crickets 🦗 crickets 🦗

[@TheRustedShackleford]

The engine was on. You just can't see the plume. The engine seemed to flame out and the vectoring went nuts right as the velocity started dropping. Was a strange malfunction that sent the craft spinning.

[@foodog3026]

Their command center looks like it’s located above a Chinese sweat shop

[@justingross1535]

Is this the same co that lost a payload on an uncontrollable spin like 6 months ago? Maybe longer or less.

[@brianandrica]

Sadly, pride goes before destruction. Keep focused on the rocket science and drop the focus on wokeness.

[@lastuserhate]

No one has any idea what you’re talking about. Did some “woke” person reject you and now you’re trolling fail videos? Like did a female scientist with a rainbow on her shirt trigger the bitterness out of you?

[@Generic_Noob]

What does wokeness have to do with a rocket launch, to see that there is no correlation doesn’t require a degree in aerospace engineering

[@ImAlwaysRightjustaskgoogle]

I probably would have gone with SpaceX if you wanted the payload to actually reach its destination

[@robb4357]

Spacex makes it look so damn easy

[@azjatyckieklimaty2172]

so does Rocket Lab :)

[@woolymittens]

@@azjatyckieklimaty2172 who? 🤣

[@srrich27]

@@woolymittens The people sending NASA's Capstone satellite to the moon in preparation for their Lunar Gateway project. They're a US company launching out of New Zealand. Electron is pretty cool, if only a small-sat launcher. Neutron should be pretty interesting, if it goes according to plan.

[@azjatyckieklimaty2172]

@@woolymittens seems you're pretty ignorant lol, that's weird cuz RKLB has achieved far more than Astra.

[@Yusuke_Denton]

Great launch guys. At least we got some amazing views. Space is hard. I'm sure you can analyze the data from this and put it towards making the next launch perfect.

[@donniebrookings3695]

Who's taking the pictures.

[@techtinkerin]

No one ever said these things were easy! 😎👍❤️

[@stickytourbus]

*Elon.*

[@armorer94]

You know what's easy? Glib, vacuous comments on the internet.

[@Kharnellius]

And? They spent a ton more money too and it had to succeed.

[@blobman1238]

@@stickytourbus He didn't say it was easy.

[@stickytourbus]

@@blobman1238 He did not have to. His actions were louder than words.

[@FireMunki63]

I feel sorry for the people who spent all the time designing and building the payloads. All that work is down the tubes! Very sad.

[@mick229Z]

that must be so frustrating.

[@SPLITSLEEVE]

You could ask Russia or China for rocket engines.

[@qiufusheng3058]

US should would condemn China for not cooperate and pass them space technology to them.

[@Gman979]

Pride before the fall.

[@JonnyDoe1776]

I want to know where that microphone was that recorded all of that rocket noise after it launched. Was it on the rocket or just dubbed in??

[@bbgcars]

ALWAYS ROOTING FOR THE UNDERDOG....CMON ASTRA! Were pulling for you and hope you succeed in the next one and the future!

[@dust1209]

Space is hard! Astra has what it takes, keep going team!

[@jl5392]

Maybe they can get a participation trophy.

[@Gwydion_Wolf]

Always sucks when things go wrong, and I'm sure the "blame game" will happen. But it always sucks for all parties involved ,as ones failure is everyone's failure. But, they will try again. Hopefully with better results :)

[@Judaspriest66624]

NASA should learn a thing or two from Indians, India has fantastic launch records

[@franticsledder]

You mean Astra. NASA was just the customer here. Perhaps they will use Indian rocket next time 😁

[@spacecowboy5274]

India launches once every 2 months china and usa each launch >1 times per week and russia ~once every 2 weeks so no they dont have a fantastic launch record

[@briangarcia4496]

This is so many understanding that rocketing is not easy as SpaceX make it look. Good Luck on the next one!

[@reefhound9902]

Nobody said it is easy but these guys clearly can't handle hard.

[@themikeymikechannel2947]

Where is it now???? And can we see it floating in space?? THKS

[@robwatts3000]

Give'em time. They have learned.

[@ejej6934]

Most important job at Astra: The person who operates the audio kill switch when things go sideways. They might want to build in a 5-second delay on audio and video for future launch attempts, just to be on the safe side.

[@kypdurron62]

Why? I didn't hear anyone swear, any proprietary info, or any painfully loud sounds.

[@davidb3491]

Give it up NASA, just get SpaceX to do launches, they reliably get it up and keep it up 😂

[@pinoyguitartv]

GO ASTRA!!! I know you can recover from this, and eventually will succeed. God speed👍

[@jamesgreen2060]

Why are these people still wearing masks?

[@limwang6241]

I would give them a score of 9.9 out of 10. Unfortunately in space flight you need 9.999 or better.

[@tc539]

0.1 is more like it and the .1 is being nice

[@cliftontibbits6644]

Team astra, hang in there, your so close to being among the others doing as you are, those who fund such programs please don’t give up on these people, with the right support they’ll deliver, they’ve come this far with far less than the others… yes it’s obvious some changes within are needed or at least looked at more closely and could resolve what some might be thinking…

[@Altenholz]

There are companies in the industry, that have a significantly higher success rate of successful startups. It seems to me that NASA has completely lost touch.

[@JohnWilliams-fy1go]

We love you all and pray for your bright future!

[@poxcr]

Wow, that's a tough one to swallow! I'm sorry for the teams involved. Are these payloads insured somehow? The lost satellites were part of a $30 million mission...

[@JESUSCHRIST-ONLYWAYTOHEAVEN]

WHETHER YOU BELIEVE IN GOD OR NOT YOU WILL KNEEL BEFORE HIM ON JUDGEMENT DAY AND HE WILL GO THROUGH EVERY WORD YOU SAID/EVERY THOUGHT YOU HAD/EVERY SIN YOU DID. YOU WONT BE ABLE TO ARGUE WITH HIM EITHER, YOU WILL KNOW YOU ARE GUILTY AND MADE A BIG MISTAKE. THE ONLY WAY OUT IS TO TURN TO JESUS BEFORE ITS TOO LATE. YOURE EITHER FOR GOD OR AGAINST GOD AND THERE IS BUT 1 GOD (its not satan/buddha/allah). PLEASE READ THIS MESSAGE BELOW AND IF YOU WANT TO MOCK AFTER GO FOR IT BUT I PLEAD WITH YOU TO READ IT. I WILL PRAY FOR YOU GOD'S STANDARD FOR HEAVEN IS PERFECTION AND ONLY JESUS (THE SON OF GOD/GOD IN THE FLESH) LIVED THAT PERFECT LIFE! HE LAID DOWN HIS LIFE & TOOK THE WRATH OF THE FATHER ON THE CROSS FOR YOUR SINS! GOD IS JUST SO HE MUST PUNISH SIN & HE IS HOLY SO NO SIN CAN ENTER HIS KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. IF YOU ARE IN CHRIST ON JUDGEMENT DAY GOD WILL SEE YOU AS HIS PERFECT SON (SINLESS SINCE YOUR SINS ARE COVERED BY JESUS' OFFERING). YOU CAN ALSO CHOOSE TO REJECT JESUS' GIFT/SACRIFICE & PAY FOR YOUR OWN SIN WITH DEATH (HELL) BUT THAT SEEMS PRETTY FOOLISH! GOD SEES & HEARS EVERYTHING YOU HAVE SAID & DONE. YOU WONT WIN AN ARGUMENT WITH HIM & YOU CANT DEFEND ANY OF YOUR SINS TO HIM. YOU'RE NOT A GOOD PERSON, I'M NOT A GOOD PERSON... ONLY GOD IS GOOD! WE'RE ALL GUILTY WITHOUT ACCEPTING JESUS' SACRIFICE FOR OUR SINS! MUHAMMAD DIDN'T DIE FOR YOUR SINS, BUDDHA DIDN'T DIE FOR YOUR SINS, NO PASTOR/NO PRIEST/NO SAINT/NO ANCESTOR DIED FOR YOUR SINS, MARY DIDN'T, THE POPE DIDN'T EITHER, NO IDOLS OR FALSE gods DIED FOR YOUR SINS, NO MUSICIAN OR CELEBRITY DIED FOR YOUR SINS, NO INFLUENCER OR KZbin STAR DIED FOR YOUR SINS, NO SCIENTIST OR POLITICIAN DIED FOR YOUR SINS, NO ATHLETE OR ACTOR DIED FOR YOUR SINS! STOP IDOLIZING & WORSHIPING THESE PEOPLE! JESUS CHRIST ALONE DIED FOR YOUR SINS & WAS RESURRECTED FROM THE GRAVE! HE IS ALIVE & COMING BACK VERY VERY SOON WITH JUDGEMENT (THESE ARE END TIMES)! PREPARE YOURSELVES, TURN FROM SIN & RUN TO JESUS! HE KNOWS YOUR PAIN & TROUBLES, HE WANTS TO HEAL & RESTORE YOU! TALK TO HIM LIKE A BEST FRIEND! ASK HIM TO REVEAL HIMSELF TO YOU & HELP YOU TO BELIEVE IF YOU DOUBT! DON'T WAIT TO CRY OUT! NO ONE IS PROMISED TOMORROW! HE LONGS FOR YOU TO INVITE HIM IN, HE LOVES YOU MORE THAN ANY PERSON EVER COULD, HE CREATED YOU! Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."-John 14:6 "But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven."-Matthew 10:33 “For the wages of sin is death (hell), but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord”-Romans 6:23

[@onyourmarkphoto]

I feel awful for everyone involved. Especially for those 2 broadcasters at the end summing up the situation. Once again it shows you how difficult space flight is. Fingers crossed for the future Astra flights.

[@forwardomni1355]

What happened to NASA? Why don’t you fill us in on some details like they did in the 60’s and 70’s

[@markb2773]

That is up to Astra...NASA just provided the cube sats.

[@missionplatinum]

How many times must the lesson be taught? SpaceX had its failures but seemed to learn so much quicker. Now their launches are like calling an Uber. They have developed a reputation of getting the job done and many of most of their Rockets have flown many times and miraculously found their way back to a drone barge to land at sea. Everyone keeps saying it’s so hard…maybe they are beginning to believe it’s too hard??

[@dalethelander3781]

Astra is a small company operating on a shoestring.

[@missionplatinum]

@@dalethelander3781 oh ok. Then they should post a disclaimer, “We are small and can’t test as much as we should but we will launch your satellites off the pad at your risk “. That should cover it…besides if the ULA with their bazillions of dollars only just launched a capsule to the ISS with only a few faults on the way…Rocket Science is HARD. 👍👍🥃

[@dalethelander3781]

@@missionplatinum This just might bankrupt the company like Orbital Sciences launching an ISS resupply in 2014. One KA-BLAM and done.

[@missionplatinum]

@@dalethelander3781 it does take some deeeeeep pockets with long bills in them.

[@drawohelgnirp9125]

Astra to Nasa; "Sorry". NASA; "Anybody got Spacex's number?"

[@MrMAC8964]

That was Astranomically a bummer .

[@hj-redravenheng3822]

Rocketry is hard - well done on a successful first-stage burn and separation. Best of luck with the next launch!

[@anthonygrossi3793]

That’s what she said!!

[@cccheezy]

sad to see. it just shows how hard this stuff really is

[@tc539]

its not as hard as they are making it look SPACE X is doing great even better than nasa

[@cccheezy]

@@tc539nah rockets are hard u should try

[@tc539]

@@cccheezy no thanks i do what im good at. they should really find what they are good at and go do it instead of wasting tax dollars doing what they are not good at

[@duradim1]

They owned up to it pretty quick.

[@TheBooban]

Couldn’t really hide it. And then say bye quickly.

[@duradim1]

@@TheBooban Most of the time they say "We lost contact and will update you later."

[@SiddharthKulkarniN]

This is sad. So many smart people work so hard to make miracles happen. They'll bounce back stronger.

[@emtee40]

Dude, that shot of earth is one of the best I've ever seen!!