11:20 a.m. EDT Wednesday update: Adding Astra’s plan to grow Rocket 4’s payload capacity to more than 1,000 kilograms. Astra is running out of money. It’s been a year since Astra shelved its first ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An image of Astra's LV0010 rocket launching the NASA TROPICS mission. A "runaway event" caused the catastrophic loss of Astra's ...

Apollo Fusion's order from York Space Systems is the company's fourth deal for its Apollo Constellation Engine electric thruster. Credit: Apollo Fusion WASHINGTON — Astra Space is laying off one-sixth ...

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Astra today announced it has shipped 110 satellite engine systems since January 1, 2025, surpassing a key operating milestone set when the company went private in 2024. The achievement reflects a step ...

Astra — a startup that's developing small, cheap rockets to deliver batches of satellites to space — attempted to put one of its 40-foot-tall rockets into orbit on Saturday, but the rocket failed ...

Astra’s Rocket 3.3 lifts off from Cape Canaveral June 12 carrying two NASA TROPICS cubesats. The launch failed, though, when the upper stage shut down prematurely. Credit: NASASpaceflight LLC/Astra ...

The downfall of the multiple companies that went public via SPAC IPO during the pandemic has been well documented, but Astra's plunge was especially steep. Since its July 1, 2021, public debut, share ...