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Astra went public via a merger with a blank-check company, or SPAC, arguably at the height of space industry hype. When the company announced that it would enter public markets in February 2021 ...
As Astra Space continues to search for a lifeline to avoid bankruptcy, the company is reportedly weighing up selling a 51% stake in its in-space propulsion business or selling other parts of the ...
The news confirmed a long-held rumor amongst space aficionados that the two companies had inked a deal. Rumors started swirling when Astra released its first payload users guide for Rocket 4 last ...
Astra was founded in October 2016 by Chris Kemp and Adam London. [16] Before being reincorporated as Astra Space Inc. in 2016, Ventions, LLC was a small San Francisco based aerospace research and design firm with a 10+ year history developing aerospace technology in partnership with NASA [17] and DARPA. Ventions was founded in 2005 and located ...
Astra’s space systems business pulled in $3.4 million in revenue in 2022 and just $700,000 in revenue so far this year (all of that made in the second quarter), according to public statements ...
Astra 1P (also known as SES-24) is a Astra communications satellite, built by Thales Alenia Space for owner/operator SES.Launched by SpaceX on 20 June 2024, when it reaches geostationary orbit, the satellite will be positioned in SES's primary European broadcasting slot at 19.2° East, where it will join and replace the Astra 1KR, Astra 1L, Astra 1M, and Astra 1N satellites currently stationed ...
Astra’s vision is to eventually conduct daily space launches using its small rocket system. Whether it will ultimately reach that target remains to be seen, but Kemp said launch demand has only ...
The Alameda-based rocket startup notched that achievement late Friday night, taking off from its launch site in Kodiak, Alaska shortly after 9 PM local time (1 AM ET). This was Astra’s ‘LV0007 ...