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Yet Another Smallsat Launch Company Appears

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
February 18, 2018
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Yet Another Smallsat Launch Company Appears

SKY7 spots stealthy space startup testing its rocket in Alameda (with video), Sky7
“A lease application filed with the City of Alameda gives some clues about what’s in the works: a rocket called Astra that the company claims is the world’s smallest. The document includes a scale diagram showing its diminutive size and capacity compared to other rockets: The SpaceX Falcon Heavy, with a payload capacity of about 56,000 kg dwarfs the Astra rocket, which is made to carry only 100 kg — a rocket aimed at launching the new generation of small satellites, the document says. … We caught up with it and learned it belongs to a startup that doesn’t have a name yet — in fact, an employee cheerfully answered the phone by saying, “Stealth space!” when we called.”
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2 responses to “Yet Another Smallsat Launch Company Appears”

  1. Bill Housley says:
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    Another CubeSat launcher apparently. I wonder how many more of these projects are scattered about the world. 😉

  2. Michael Spencer says:
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    It’s evidence that the Smart People see a market that is not clear to the observing public. And it is encouraging.