{"id":17777,"date":"2020-03-02T17:00:37","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T09:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/didnt-quite-make-it-data-glitch-forces-astra-to-miss-out-on-2m-darpa-launch-challenge-prize\/"},"modified":"2020-03-02T17:00:37","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T09:00:37","slug":"didnt-quite-make-it-data-glitch-forces-astra-to-miss-out-on-2m-darpa-launch-challenge-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/didnt-quite-make-it-data-glitch-forces-astra-to-miss-out-on-2m-darpa-launch-challenge-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Didn\u2019t quite make it\u2019: Data glitch forces Astra to miss out on $2M DARPA Launch Challenge prize"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_550780\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-550780\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-550780\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/200302-astra-630x384.jpg\" alt=\"Astra rocket\" width=\"630\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/200302-astra-630x384.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/200302-astra-1260x768.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/200302-astra-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/200302-astra-1536x937.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/200302-astra.jpg 1556w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-550780\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Astra\u2019s rocket stands on its rapid-deployment launch pad on Alaska\u2019s Kodiak Island. (DARPA via YouTube)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The once-stealthy California company known as Astra came within 53 seconds of sending up a rocket to try winning a $2 million prize in the DARPA Launch Challenge today, but ended up scrubbing the launch.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If Astra\u2019s \u201cOne of Three\u201d rocket had successfully launched its payloads to orbit from the Pacific Spaceport Complex on Alaska\u2019s Kodiak Island, it would have won DARPA\u2019s first-stage prize \u2014 and it could have been in the running for the $10 million grand prize with a second orbital launch later this months. But at literally the last minute, liftoff was held up due to off-nominal data from the rocket\u2019s guidance, navigation and control system.<\/li>\n<li>Today was the last day of Astra\u2019s launch window under DARPA\u2019s rules, and the failure to launch knocked the company out of the running for prizes. \u201cThey got almost there, almost to the finish line,\u201d said DARPA program manager Todd Master. \u201cThey just didn\u2019t quite make it.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Astra said another launch attempt would soon be made with a different set of payloads. Astra CEO Chris Kemp said the company\u2019s main objective is to execute a safe orbital launch, rather than taking a risk for the prize. \u201cIf the data was correct, it could have definitely caused a problem with the flight,\u201d he said.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Astra\u2019s rocket stands on its rapid-deployment launch pad on Alaska\u2019s Kodiak Island. (DARPA via YouTube) The once-stealthy California company known as Astra came within 53 seconds of sending up a rocket to try winning a $2 million prize in the DARPA Launch Challenge today, but ended up scrubbing the launch. 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