Activate the ion drive! LeoStella will buy Astra’s electric propulsion systems for small satellites Astra Space says it’s made a deal with Tukwila, Wash.-based LeoStella to provide multiple electric propulsion systems for LeoStella’s small… Read More
Astra rocket launches satellites from Alaska, giving a lift to Seattle-based Spaceflight Inc. California-based Astra sent a batch of satellites into orbit for Seattle-based Spaceflight Inc. from an Alaska launch pad today, a… Read More
Astra Space’s fortunes rise after venture’s first successful orbital launch from Alaska Astra Space, the California-based launch company that went public this year with an assist from Seattle-area telecom pioneer Craig McCaw,… Read More
Astra Space joins broadband internet race with proposal to launch 13,000 satellites Make room for yet another competitor in the market to provide broadband internet access from low Earth orbit: Astra Space,… Read More
Astra Space launches its first day of public trading with backing from Craig McCaw and Bill Gates A California-based space venture called Astra marked its first day as a publicly traded company today, completing a financial transition… Read More
After getting a boost from Craig McCaw, Astra rocket venture gets set to go public on July 1 Astra, the California-based space startup that’s aiming to merge with a blank-check company founded by Seattle telecom pioneer Craig McCaw,… Read More
How telecom pioneer Craig McCaw hitched up with Astra rocket venture in $2.1B deal Back in the 1990s, cellular telecom pioneer Craig McCaw bought into a vision of ubiquitous wireless service via a constellation… Read More
‘Didn’t quite make it’: Data glitch forces Astra to miss out on $2M DARPA Launch Challenge prize The once-stealthy California company known as Astra came within 53 seconds of sending up a rocket to try winning a… Read More
The clock is running for the DARPA Launch Challenge, with Astra chasing $10M prize The DARPA Launch Challenge has begun, with a once-stealthy space startup called Astra aiming to launch two rockets from an Alaska… Read More
