Astra

Jun 15, 20221 min read

Astra Fails to Launch NASA's TROPICS-1 Mission

On Sunday, June 12 at 1:43pm EDT (18:43 UTC), Astra launched the TROPICS-1 mission with two of NASA's TROPICS hurricane-observing...

May 13, 20221 min read

Astra Unveils Rocket 4.0 at Astra SpaceTech Day 2022

On Thursday, May 12, during Astra's SpaceTech 2022 event, Astra CEO Chris Kemp unveiled "Launch System 2.0", a new larger launch system...

Mar 14, 20221 min read

Astra Successfully Launches First Satellites on their first Mission for Spaceflight

On Tuesday, March 15 at 12:22pm EDT (16:22 UTC), Astra launched their first mission for Spaceflight, Inc, designated Astra-1, atop the...

Feb 4, 20222 min read

Astra Experiences Failure on ELaNa 41 mission

Credit: Astra/John Kraus On Thursday, February 10 at 3:00pm ET (21:00 UTC), Astra launched the ELaNA 41 mission for NASA atop the Rocket...

Nov 18, 20211 min read

Astra's Rocket 3 Gets to Orbit on Fourth Orbital Attempt

Credit: NASASpaceflight/Astra On Friday, November 19 at 10:16 pm PT, Astra launched Rocket 3.3 for the second time. And this time, THEY...

Aug 27, 20211 min read

Astra's Rocket 3 Fails Again

Credit: Brady Kenniston for Astra and NASASpaceflight Credit: NASASpaceflight After five previous test flights, Astra Space attempted to...

Aug 8, 20211 min read

Astra to launch a mission for the US Space Force

Astra is preparing for a mission for the Space Force's Space Test Program (STP-27AD1) on their Rocket 3.3 from Kodiak, Alaska. It is a...

Jul 22, 20211 min read

Astra acquires Apollo Fusion

Astra acquired Apollo Fusion in June 2021. Apollo Fusion was working on an electrical propulsion engine. With this engine, Astra will be...

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