Blastoff! Astra reaches orbit for first time with dummy payload

Space startup Astra's 43-foot-tall (13 meters) Launch Vehicle 0007 (LV0007) lifted off from the Pacific Spaceport Complex on Alaska's Kodiak Island on Nov 20, 2021. It was carrying a dummy payload on a test flight for the U.S. military. [Full Story](https://www.space.com/astra-reaches-orbit-first-time-lv0007) Credit; Astra/NASASpaceflight