The SpaceX failure was in 2015.
On Sun, Sep 5, 2021, 10:57 PM Robert Coppock robertinorbit@webtv.net wrote:
ok thank you very much. i see firefly has a plan to drop a lunar lander via falcon-9 in 2023. i assume it will be unmanned and remote control, not sure.
The third try wasn't the charm for *Astra* https://www.space.com/astra-launch-success-ready-for-satellite-spaceflight .
The California Bay Area startup attempted its third orbital test flight today (Aug. 28), sending its two-stage Launch Vehicle 0006 skyward from the Pacific Spaceport Complex on Alaska's Kodiak Island at 6:35 p.m. EDT (2235 GMT). The *rocket* https://www.space.com/29295-rocket-history.html suffered an anomaly about 2.5 minutes after liftoff, however, and the flight was terminated.
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon cargo spacecraft broke up shortly after liftoff on June 28. The craft disappeared behind a cloud of smoke and left behind bits of falling debris.(Image credit: NASA TV/Space.com)
An Indian rocket carrying a new Earth-observation satellite for the Indian Space Research Organisation https://www.space.com/indian-space-research-organization.html (ISRO) suffered a catastrophic failure shortly after launching early Thursday (Aug. 12) from the country's Satish Dhawan Space Centre on Sriharikota Island in eastern India. The liftoff occurred at 5:43 a.m. local time in India (8:13 p.m. EDT Aug 11/0013 GMT).
i am wondering if those aliens/ufo are shooting these things down now ?
73 and thank you K F o G cm88pk
*From:* Bruce Perens bruce@perens.com *Sent:* Sunday, September 5, 2021 5:17 PM *To:* Richard Tejera saguaroastro@cox.net *Cc:* Robert Coppock robertinorbit@webtv.net; amsat-bb@amsat.org < amsat-bb@amsat.org> *Subject:* Re: [AMSAT-BB] Re: firefly rocket #1
Robert,
First, these were cubesats and pocketsats, not big expensive commercial communication satellites. There was one that was once built for $50. Have you priced a ride to space for a satellite? We will happily build and throw away a few satellites as a necessary risk to get that ride for free or cheap.
Thanks BruceOn Sun, Sep 5, 2021 at 5:09 PM Richard Tejera saguaroastro@cox.net wrote:
Robert, yes & Yes.
Rick K7TEJ
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From: Robert Coppock Sent: Sunday, September 5, 2021 17:07 To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [AMSAT-BB] firefly rocket #1
i need to aask why they would put all that payload on an untested first
time rocket ?
were the customers (free apparently) aware of the fact that it was
rocket #1 ?
what was the urgency ?
not trying to ruffle feathers, but this makes no sense.
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