As Elon Musk points out… “Rockets are hard.” Having their first vehicle shut down in flight and fall back to Earth is a shame, but it’s not shameful. They did a lot better than many… it didn’t kerblam on the pad.

Astra’s 1st orbital test launch fails during first-stage engine burn

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— Jennifer Culton (@CultonJennifer) September 12, 2020

Thanks, @elonmusk. We appreciate that and are encouraged by the progress we made today on our first of three flights on our way to orbit https://t.co/CrH8iBYNpS

— Astra (@Astra) September 12, 2020