Astra Space, Inc. is an American space company that aims to improve life on Earth from space. Initially an aerospace technology research firm, Astra shifted to developing launch vehicles and now focuses on providing dedicated orbital launch services and space products. They offer the Astra Spacecraft Engine™, an electric propulsion system for small satellites. Astra's customers include NASA, DARPA, Planet, Spire, and Spaceflight.
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The proposed business combination between Astra Space Inc. and Holicity Inc. is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2021.
Astra completed a merger with Holicity on 2021-02-02 that allowed it to go public and provided the company with nearly $500,000,000 in cash to fund expansion.
The proposed business combination between Astra Space Inc. and Holicity Inc. is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2021.
Astra Space Inc. and Holicity Inc. proposed a business combination on 2021-02-02.
Astra will launch six NASA satellites into orbit under a contract as part of NASA’s Tropics program.
Astra and BlackSky announced mergers with SPACs in February 2021.
NASA selected Astra Space Inc. to provide a launch service for the Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of SmallSats (TROPICS) mission.
Astra Space will launch the TROPICS smallsats on the company’s Rocket 3 from Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.
NASA awarded Astra a $7,950,000 contract for three launches of the company’s Rocket 3 vehicle to deploy the TROPICS mission.
A flight-ready AASC Metal Plasma Thruster unit will be delivered to Pumpkin Labs, which was selected by ASTRA to build and integrate the 12U spacecraft bus.
The merger between Astra and Holicity will provide Astra with nearly $500,000,000 in cash.
NASA awarded contracts to Astra Space, Firefly Aerospace, and Relativity Space for the Venture Class Launch Services (VCLS) Demo 2 program on 2020-12-11.
The combined value of the VCLS Demo 2 contracts awarded to Astra Space, Firefly Aerospace, and Relativity Space is $16,700,000.
Astra Space received a $3,900,000 VCLS 2 contract for Mission One.
ASTRA is seeking more than $1,000,000 in damages in its lawsuit against Astra Space.
VOX Space, Aevum, Astra, X-Bow, Rocket Lab, and Space Vector were notified in June that they would collectively receive $116,000,000 in contracts to launch small satellites for the U.S. government.
Astra was one of six companies selected by the Department of Defense in June 2020 to receive contracts for two launches each under the Defense Production Act.
The U.S. Defense Department canceled on 2020-07-01 plans to award launch contracts to six small launch vehicle developers: Aevum, Astra, X-Bow, Rocket Lab, Space Vector, and VOX Space.
NOAA awarded ASTRA a $599,885 contract in April for a six-month study called GEO-utilization of Common LEO Architecture for Weather (G-CLAW).
SAM.gov posted a 2020-06-18 announcement that Aevum, Astra, X-Bow, Rocket Lab, Space Vector, and VOX Space will each receive noncompetitive contracts to launch two rideshare missions for government customers over the next 24 months.