spaceflight,

#Astranis was founded in 📆 2015 to determine whether #microsatellites 🛰️ built largely in-house could deliver high-speed #Internet from #geostationary space at a low price 💵. Given that this was an effort to test this technology on a #shoestring budget, it is perhaps not surprising that the #satellite ultimately failed due to some unforeseen problem. https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/07/a-promising-internet-satellite-is-rendered-useless-by-power-supply-issues

rrrobbed,

@spaceflight I would love to know what ground testing was done, and how much money they saved, and how much they regret their choices now. #Space is hard and does not reward cutting corners.

spaceflight,

@rrrobbed well "The disappointment in Gedmark's update is palpable" is quite clear. But I think decreasing launch cost allow for faster iterations. The question is IMHO whether investors will back it long enough until success

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