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A new rocket company to the Space Coast looks to make its first launch on a mission for NASA today as Astra Space lines up its Rocket 3 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, and with success could gear up for more launches this summer.

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Astra Space Inc. is set to launch its first operational rocket, which is also the first mission under NASA’s Venture Class Launch Services Demo 2 contract.

Astra has successfully completed the static fire test of its rocket engines. Preparationa are underway for the upcoming satellite launch for NASA's ELaNA 41

Rocket company Astra Space completed a test fire Saturday ahead of its first planned launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Virgin Orbit is getting ready to launch its next mission by the end of June. This is the first time that Virgin Orbit is flying after its first orbital launch in January.

Nanoracks launches two CubeSats on NG-15 Cygnus 02/23/2021 2 Minutes Read The NG-15 Cygnus spacecraft berthed with the International Space Station (ISS), carrying two CubeSats in the Nanoracks External Cygnus Deployer (E-NRCSD). The Cygnus arrived at the ISS after launching from Wallops Flight Facility Pad 0A on February 22, 2021 at 17:36 UTC. In celebration of Black History Month, the NG-15 Cygnus has been named in honor of Katherine Johnson, a NASA mathema...

Spaceflight Insider Cullen Desforges January 18th, 2021 Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne successfully ignites its engine moments after being dropped by a carrier aircraft to begin its flight toward orbit. Credit: Virgin Orbit After several hours filled with hopeful anticipation, California-based company Virgin Orbit successfully air-launched its LauncherOne rocket Jan. 17 over the Mojave Desert. Virgin Orbit confirmed in a series of tweets that the launch vehicle successfully separated from the com...

Virgin Orbit, earlier this morning, has launched their own developed rocket named LauncherOne on to the lower part of the Earth's orbit. This also marks the very first successful launch that was done by the company itself.