Startup Sees First Florida Launch End in Heartbreak and Loss of 4 Satellites

Poseidon is 4 satellites richer following an unsuccessful rocket launch from up and coming space company Astra. The launch was the first time for the company operating out of Cape Canaveral, Florida, and was expected to be a landmark occasion announcing their entry into the east coast space race. Rocket 3 was carrying 4 satellites from the NASA ELaNa 41 mission on a trip cut far too short. Shortly after the 1st stage disengaged from the rocket, Rocket 3 appeared to fall out of its previous trajectory as the cameras on the ground showed a small dot. From the camera aboard the rocket, the second stage was shown to ignite and almost immediately tumble end over end, recording