Astra Rocket’s Test Launch for Space Force Fails to Reach Orbit

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Astra Rocket’s Test Launch for Space Force Fails to Reach Orbit

​By a staff reporter: Astra Space Inc. failed to reach orbit in its rocket launch Saturday, the latest setback for the maker of small rockets used to send satellites into space.   The company’s 45-foot tall rocket took off unsteadily from a pad at the Pacific Spaceport Complex in Alaska, flew for more than 2 minutes and then suffered what Astra described as “technical difficulties.”