Wants to make life on Earth better from space | Engineer 🔜 | photographer | NAR L1 certified
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With the launch of @SpaceX's Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission earlier this week, more Astra spacecraft engines are now on orbit, with two of our customers on board. As always, proud to support our customers.
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“Hey so how’s that HLS coming along”
“Flying car”
“That’s not even remotely… wait what?”
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Planet’s Pelican-1 (NORAD ID 58296) launched in November 2023 has been raising its orbit steadily over last few months (source: Space-Track & Kayhan Space Corp/Satcat)
It's launch week!
We're putting up @Planet's first low flying 'Pelican' tech demo + 36 SuperDoves, aboard @SpaceX’s Transporter-9 mission, slated for *Saturday morning*, 10:49 PT!
Stay tuned for more updates! Ad astra 🚀🛰️🌍
Live feed here: spacex.com/launches/mission/…
cfourcorvette retweeted
A very fun time talking with @Kemp of @Astra tonight on @offnom! Talking Rocket 4, and Astra’s journey from startup to public to private again. Plus, some AI-in-space-company-ops talk. Have a watch/listen:
youtube.com/watch?v=TzQh_-Aj…
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cfourcorvette retweeted
Today’s Transporter-18 mission carries two more Astra satellite engines into orbit. Congrats to @SpaceX and to our customers flying today!
Up next, Falcon 9 will launch 130 payloads to orbit from California aboard the Transporter-18 mission. Liftoff is targeted for 11:22 a.m. PT → spacex.com/launches/transpor…
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Astra Space may be poised to fundamentally reshape the commercial space launch rocket equation with its pending 2027 Rocket 4 debut. Here's why. thedebrief.org/astra-space-l…
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Astra projecting early 2027 for the introduction of Rocket 4.0 spacenews.com/astra-projecti…
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Astra's Chris Kemp says at World Space Business Week this morning the company is planning a first launch of their Rocket 4 from Wallops in January or February.
cfourcorvette retweeted
A new interview with @Kemp came out today and some news is that Rocket 4.0 is set to launch in 2027 with a 5 million dollar price tag and they are hoping to raise 250 million dollar at a 1 billion valuation which is expected to close this quarter.
reuters.com/legal/transactio…
cfourcorvette retweeted
Sea trials complete on next-gen attritable USV missile platform.
Low-cost, high-capacity fires — inspired by the Navy’s attritable unmanned surface vessel (LUSV) concept. Missile-agnostic payload bay. Container-transportable for rapid CONUS-to-theater deployment. Optimized for distributed maritime operations (DMO) in austere/expeditionary environments. Combat-relevant now for short/medium-range c-UAS in the littorals — scalable to Mk 41 VLS for long-range strike.
This is a sneak-preview video, we'll have much more to share in the coming weeks on this exciting new capability.
cfourcorvette retweeted
Transporter-17 just delivered more @Astra satellite engines to orbit. Grateful to support our customers and partners on this @SpaceX mission!
Our 17th Transporter rideshare mission is targeted to launch tomorrow from California and will deliver 81 payloads to orbit → spacex.com/launches/transpor…
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The Spaceport Company was featured on SuperTalkFM with @RichardCrossSTM where we discussed rocket launches at sea and future plans in the coming months and years.
Tom Marotta: Inside The Spaceport Company’s Rocket Launches in the Gulf - YouTube
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: @Astra has built a mobile launch system designed to send rockets into space within 48 hours, with the rocket and launch equipment transported in standard 40-foot shipping containers.
@Kemp, CEO of Astra Space, sees sovereign access to space as critical to national security. With launch capacity constrained and traditional spaceports tied to fixed infrastructure, Astra wants to give the United States and its allies the ability to rapidly deploy launch capability around the world.
The vision is a distributed network of mobile spaceports that strengthens resilience and deterrence and could be established almost anywhere, even in a Walmart parking lot.
cfourcorvette retweeted
I don't know enough about Rocket 4's development. Would love to hear from @Kemp though!
