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Defense Innovation Unit adds first test flight of Rocket 4 to Launch Contract Alameda, California – May 16, 2023 – Astra Space, Inc. (“Astra”) (Nasdaq: ASTR) announced today that it has been awarded a launch contract add-on for Rocket 4’s...
Astra Spacecraft Engines baselined on Apex Satellite Buses ALAMEDA, CA – April 27, 2023. Astra Space, Inc. (“Astra”) (Nasdaq: ASTR) and Apex Technology, Inc. (“Apex”) today announced a contract for Astra to initially provide 5 Spacecraft Propulsion Kits for Apex’s...
Task order valued at $11.45 million for a launch of an ESPA-class space vehicle and additional cubesats through the Orbital Services Program (OSP-4) contract ALAMEDA, Calif. – April 21, 2023 – Astra Space, Inc. (“Astra”)(Nasdaq: ASTR) announced today that it...
By Axel Martinez, Chief Financial Officer I wanted to provide an update on Astra’s listing status with Nasdaq. Background On October 6, 2022, Astra received a letter from Nasdaq stating that Astra was no longer in compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules...
By Andrew Griggs, Head of Mission Assurance, and Adam London, Founder and Chief Technical Officer After over six months of rigorous testing and analysis, Astra has received a formal closure letter from the FAA concluding the TROPICS-1 mishap investigation. The TROPICS-1...

Launch System 2 Update

Since Astra’s founding in 2016 we’ve been on a mission to Improve Life on Earth from Space® by delivering customer payloads to orbit through frequent and reliable dedicated launches as economically as possible. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEE3QzrtdPg Our goal with Launch System 1 was...
Astra propulsion systems to be used in Astroscale’s space sustainability spacecraft platform Astra Space, Inc. today announced that it has reached an agreement with Astroscale Holdings Inc, the market leader in satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability across all orbits,...
Astra Space, Inc. announced that it has reached an agreement with Maxar Technologies to supply Astra Spacecraft Engines™. The propulsion systems will be used in Maxar’s proliferated low Earth orbit (LEO) spacecrafts, which support a wide variety of global coverage...
By Bryson Gentile, Vice President of OperationsOn March 15, 2022, Astra successfully delivered 22 satellites to a circular sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) out of the Astra Spaceport in Kodiak, Alaska. In addition to delivering our first customer satellites to orbit, this mission...