http://www.starherald.com/news/nation_world/missile-launch-canceled-at-spaceport-complex-in-kodiak/article_1c7c8934-a615-51fb-b1cc-955c6739e057.html
"
KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — The launch of a test rocket manufactured by
California-based Astra Space Inc. was canceled minutes prior to liftoff at
the Pacific Spaceport Complex in Kodiak.
The Daily Mirror reports that Bruce Walter, the spaceport's facilities
director, said the canceled launch was related to Astra's vehicle but that
the specific cause remains unclear.
Walter called the incident very disappointing.
Federal Aviation Administration documents filed on March 30 say Astra was
authorized to launch a suborbital vehicle to carry "an inert upper stage on
a suborbital trajectory without a payload."
The Daily Mirror reports that an inert upper stage module does not travel
into space.
Walter said the launch would have been Astra's first. He said no timeline
has been established for another launch attempt by the company.
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On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 6:10 AM, Jonas B. Bjarnø <sveskemos@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Jon,
Indeed. But still had it been eg. a range or facilities issue, that info
could be available in the public domain. Not having heard or read anything
to that effect, I would by now assume it to be vehicle related.
/J
Den 4/9/2018 kl. 07:20 AM skrev Jonathan Goff:
Jonas,
I doubt anyone knowledgeable as to the reason would be in a position to
say anything unfortunately. And knowing how stealth-mode the company has
been, I'm doubtful they'll say anything publicly.
Fingers crossed for the team tracking down and resolving the problem
quickly though. I'd love to see them succeed.
~Jon
On Sun, Apr 8, 2018 at 11:12 PM, Jonas B. Bjarnø <sveskemos@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Anyone knowledgeable as to the reason behind Astra's launch scrub on
friday?
/J