I'll be frank: When Kemp and his co-founder, Adam London, took Astra private this summer, I never expected to hear from the company again. Astra certainly was not the first launch company to fail, and ...

We have made the decision to focus our efforts on national defense, and specifically on missile defense technologies’ ...

This award is a testament not only to our team's perseverance this past year, but also a validation of our vision for tactically responsive space.' ...

A prototype of Astra's Rocket 4 launch vehicle. Credit: Astra WASHINGTON — Astra has won a contract from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) worth up to $44 million to support development of its ...

The deal, worth up to $44 million, "supports advancing and scaling the production capabilities of Astra's unique tactically responsive launch system, to achieve the prototype objective of ...

After a record year for commercial space operations, the FAA is updating its rules for commercial launch and reentry ...

Conglomerate Astra recently shared its decarbonization initiatives at the UN climate summit COP29 in Azerbaijan.

The Federal Aviation Administration reports a new record of 148 licensed commercial space operations in the fiscal year 2024.

ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Astra, a leading provider of launch services and spacecraft engines, announced today that it has been awarded a contract by Defense Innovation Unit (DIU ...

The money (however much of it is actually sent) will go toward the continued development of Astra’s Launch System 2, designed to perform rapid, ultra-low-cost launches. The new funding is a sign ...