{"id":23454,"date":"2020-03-03T21:59:43","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T13:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/watch-astras-first-darpa-launch-challenge-attempt-from-alaska-update-scrubbed\/"},"modified":"2020-03-03T21:59:43","modified_gmt":"2020-03-03T13:59:43","slug":"watch-astras-first-darpa-launch-challenge-attempt-from-alaska-update-scrubbed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/watch-astras-first-darpa-launch-challenge-attempt-from-alaska-update-scrubbed\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Astra\u2019s first DARPA Launch Challenge attempt from Alaska [Update: Scrubbed]"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A $2 million prize is at stake today for the DARPA Launch Challenge attempt from Pacific Spaceport Complex Alaska on Kodiak Island.<\/p>\n

DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, designed the challenge to help discover companies demonstrating \u201cnew and groundbreaking capabilities to address emerging Department of Defense needs.\u201d California-based Astra is tasked with today\u2019s launch which, if successfull, will be the first of three cash prize-winning launches.<\/p>\n

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About the launch:<\/p>\n

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Launch 1 (Launch Window February 17-March 1):<\/strong> The Team received notice of the first launch location just weeks prior to launch, and exact details on the payload 30 days before. The Team will receive a prize for successfully delivering the payload to low Earth orbit (LEO) within the launch campaign. A successful Launch 1 will earn a $2 million prize and is a prerequisite for attempting Launch 2.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

NASA news chief Mike Curie began the launch coverage sharing that the launch attempt was moved back slightly today to avoid a potential collision in orbit.<\/p>\n

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