Astra scrubs 1st Florida launch attempt due to faulty ‘range asset’

Astra planned to launch the ELaNa 41 mission for NASA today (Feb. 5) from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station but was thwarted by an issue at the launch range.

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1 min readFeb 6, 2022

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Astra planned to launch the ELaNa 41 mission for NASA today (Feb. 5) from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station but was thwarted by an issue at the launch range.

An Astra rocket is seen atop Space Launch Complex 46 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida during the company’s first attempted launch from the new pad on Feb. 5, 2022. Astra’s first launch of operational satellites will have to wait a… [1657 chars]

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