VCLS Demo-2A

First launch by Astra from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. NASA Venture Class Launch Services 2 (VCLS 2) Mission One, officially known as VCLS Demo-2A. The ELaNa 41 mission, consisting of four CubeSats, was manifested on this flight. Launch was the first approved via an FAA Part 450 launch license. An anomaly occurred around second stage ignition, resulting in a loss of mission; the failure was later found to have been caused by a wiring error in the separation mechanism and a software flaw in the thrust vector system.