The rocket was produced by Astra, which is designing smaller, low-cost rockets.
A rocket shut down early and failed to deliver the TROPICS CubeSats to orbit on Sunday after lifting off from the Kennedy Space Center, NASA said.
The TROPICS CubeSats is about 12 pounds and is the size of a loaf of bread. NASA said the satellite can monitor the atmospheric emissions made by water vapor, oxygen, and clouds in the atmosphere. The satellite would have been capable of providing measurements of tropical systems every 50 minutes.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Astra rocket suffers major failure during launch, 2 NASA satellites lostThe first two NASA TROPICS cubesat constellation to study hurricanes were lost in the launch failure.
Read more »
Two NASA satellites lost after latest Astra launch failsThe latest Astra launch from Cape Canaveral has sadly failed resulting in the loss of two of NASA's TROPICS cubesats.
Read more »
How to watch Astra launch two NASA storm satellites today | Digital TrendsToday, Sunday June 12, private rocket company Astra will launch two satellites for NASA.
Read more »
Astra's latest mission to deliver NASA weather satellites ends in failure | EngadgetRocket startup company Astra has suffered from a second launch failure this year as it failed to get to orbit with a pair of NASA satellites on board.
Read more »
Astra's NASA mission suffers failure, loss of weather satellitesRocket firm Astra Space's mission to send tiny storm-monitoring NASA satellites to orbit on Sunday failed after a second-stage booster engine shut down early in space.
Read more »