Flown Astra Nosecone

3 responses to “Flown Astra Nosecone”

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   jurvetson

   Mar 8, 2021 at 9:44 pm

   inside: Interesting expediencies for a test flight vehicle, like this aero-cover built up with layers of cork:pressure sensors and ports

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   jurvetson

   Mar 11, 2021 at 3:13 am

   Gosh, it looks a bit like my daughter’s Crayon rocket nose cone

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   jurvetson

   Apr 14, 2021 at 8:38 pm

   Rocket 1,2,3 from Astra’s Analyst Day today. My fairing is from #2. 3.0 is 2x as big. "Based on feedback from Kuiper, we needed to double the payload. We had to redesign the entire rocket and launcher to double the tank size and double the thrust."

   My favorite Kemp quote from today: “The only sustainable advantage is learning faster than competitors. Launching is like learning.”

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