H3 rocket fails on maiden flight losing ALOS 3 into sea after second stage does not ignite…as Iran’s Qaem 100 has launch failure (Updated)

H3 rocket fails on maiden flight losing ALOS 3 into sea after second stage does not ignite…as Iran’s Qaem 100 has launch failure (Updated)

Japan faces a setback in its ambitions to compete commercially with its new H3 expendable rocket after the H3-22S failed on its first flight due to second stage failure. The solid rocket boosters and the liquid propellent first stage appeared to work well as did the...
Astra Rocket 3.3 failure cause: a burn through caused by blocked regenerative cooling…after ground testing-implied incorrect design assumptions

Astra Rocket 3.3 failure cause: a burn through caused by blocked regenerative cooling…after ground testing-implied incorrect design assumptions

Astra Space has released its investigation findings into the Astra Rocket 3.3 launch failure which lost a pair of NASA’s TROPICS-1 mission satellites. The TROPICS-1 mission launched on 12 June 2022 on Astra’s Rocket 3.3, serial number LV0010. The rocket...