Rocket 3.0 on Kodiak pad
Astra's Rocket 3.0 on the pad at Pacific Spaceport Complex - Alaska March 2 shortly before its launch was scrubbed, ending the DARPA Launch Challenge.

DARPA acting director Highnam said the agency sees no need to demonstrate launch capabilities that are now available from commercial providers.

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Sandra Erwin writes about military space programs, policy, technology and the industry that supports this sector. She has covered the military, the Pentagon, Congress and the defense industry for nearly two decades as editor of NDIA’s National Defense...