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Space

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Space

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Space

Astra founders propose purchasing outstanding stock to take space company private

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Space

Astra secures new debt agreement with assets as collateral

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Astra’s Apollo Fusion acquisition followed by delays and desertion

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Space

Astra lays off 25% of workforce, reallocates engineers, in an effort to fight dwindling cash reserves

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Aug 4, 2023

Space

Astra establishes subsidiary for spacecraft engine business

Aria Alamalhodaei

Jul 5, 2023

Space

Ursa Major to provide engines for the upper stage of Astra’s new rocket

Aria Alamalhodaei

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Space

Astra star hire Benjamin Lyon resigns, management team restructured

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Dec 2, 2022

Space

NASA selects Rocket Lab to launch TROPICS satellites

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Astra lays off 16% after nearly tripling workforce in the last year

Aria Alamalhodaei

Nov 9, 2022

Space

Astra brings on new CFO as it looks to scale launch and propulsion businesses

Aria Alamalhodaei

Sep 30, 2022

Space

Astra will no longer launch NASA’s TROPICS satellites

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Sep 28, 2022

Space

Astra changes strategy and ditches current rocket in the wake of launch debacles

Aria Alamalhodaei

Aug 5, 2022

Space

Astra’s latest launch for NASA also ends in failure

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Space

Max Q: Near and far

Aria Alamalhodaei

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Astra’s playing the long game

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Space

Max Q: All eyes on Astra

Aria Alamalhodaei

Mar 21, 2022

Space

Astra reaches orbit in first mission for new customer Spaceflight Inc.

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Mar 15, 2022

Space

Max Q: Russian invasion reverberates through space industry

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Space

Astra’s first rocket launch from Florida goes awry

Darrell Etherington

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Startups

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Connie Loizos

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TC Sessions: Space 2021

How to build a better rocket company

Darrell Etherington

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Space

Astra will launch a rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida for the first time in January

Darrell Etherington

Dec 6, 2021

Space

Astra moves full steam ahead after successful orbital launch, looks to test Rocket 4.0 next year

Aria Alamalhodaei

Nov 22, 2021

Space

Astra successfully reaches orbit for the first time with latest rocket launch

Darrell Etherington

Nov 20, 2021

Space

Astra completes investigation into August launch failure, aims for next attempt in October

Aria Alamalhodaei

Oct 12, 2021

Startups

Equity Monday: Y Combinator Demo Day approaches

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