Next up, later that same day at 20:22 UTC, Astra made their second launch attempt of Rocket 3 from the Pacific Spaceport Complex in Kodiak, Alaska.

The very first launch attempt of Rocket 3 blew up on the pad during a wet dress rehearsal, so this is actually the third launch attempt of this particular rocket model.

It was nearly successful, coming to “within half a kilometer/second of orbital velocity” according to a tweet by Astra CEO Chris Kemp. However, the rocket did make it into space by crossing the Kármán line, the boundary between the atmosphere and outer space, at 100 km. Liftoff and the eight and a half minute flight was not broadcast live, but the company did release a video shortly after the launch.

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Astra Twitter thread 

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