Astra successfully launched one of its rockets into space for the first time on Tuesday from Kodiakâs Pacific Spaceport Complex â Alaska, taking one step closer to their goal of achieving commercial space travel. Â
âThis is hard fought, well earned,â said Mark Lester, the president and CEO of Alaska Aerospace Corp., which runs the spaceport. âVery few commercial companies have done what (Astra) just did. Now we are starting to see this industry get some momentum.â
The California-based startup, which recently won a contract with NASA to launch small satellites into space, launched their Rocket 3.2 from Narrow Cape. Liftoff occurred at 11:55 a.m., according to a series of tweets posted by the company. Â