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 replies on “Yet Another Smallsat Launch Company Appears”

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

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

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