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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Astra’s Rocket 4.0, also called Launch System 2, is designed to be transported and deployed at a new launch site within days rather than months.
SES’s anticipated future launch schedule lists IS-42, IS-43, IS-45, ASTRA 1Q, SES-26, and EAGLE-1 for launch in 2028.
SES now expects Astra 1Q, SES-25, and SES-26, Thales Space INSPIRE satellites originally scheduled for launch in 2024 or 2025, to launch in 2028.
Astra engaged Nasdaq Private Markets and Siebert as advisors in connection with a private capital raise and broader capital strategy.
Rocket Lab’s Neutron, Astra’s Rocket 4, Relativity Space’s Terran R, and the Firefly Aerospace–Northrop Grumman Eclipse are targeting inaugural orbital launches in the United States in 2026.
Astra has an $11,500,000 contract from the Department of Defense’s Space Test Program for Rocket 4 awarded in April 2023.
The DIU contract supports advancing and scaling production capabilities of Astra’s tactical launch system to achieve the prototype objective of launching Rocket 4 to orbit or suborbit from the United States, Australia, or other locations.
Astra pairs with non-GNSS A-PNT broadcast services, such as Iridium.
On 2024-04-23, Nasdaq issued a deficiency notice to Astra Space for noncompliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) because the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended 2023-12-31 reported stockholders’ equity below $2,500,000.
On 2024-04-17, Nasdaq issued a deficiency notice to Astra Space for noncompliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1) because the per share closing bid price of the Class A Shares had been below $1.00 for thirty consecutive business days prior to the deficiency notice.
Astra Space, Inc. completed a transaction that took the company to private ownership.
Apogee Parent, Inc. will acquire all outstanding shares of Astra Space’s Class A common stock not already owned by Apogee Parent for $0.50 per share in cash under the Merger Agreement.
Astra Space completed a deal to take the company private on 2024-07-18.
Astra acquired Apollo Fusion in 2021.
Chris Kemp and Adam London, Astra Space’s co-founders, completed the deal to take Astra private at 50 cents per share.
Apogee Parent, Inc. will acquire all outstanding shares of Astra Space, Inc.’s Class A common stock not already owned by it for $0.50 per share in cash under the Merger Agreement.
Astra Space, Inc. completed its take-private transaction on 2024-07-18.
Nasdaq issued a deficiency notice to Astra Space, Inc. on 2024-04-17 for noncompliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1) because the Class A Shares had a per share closing bid price below $1.00 for thirty consecutive business days prior to the notice.
Nasdaq issued a deficiency notice to Astra Space, Inc. on 2024-04-23 for noncompliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) because the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended 2023-12-31 reported stockholders’ equity below $2,500,000.
Planet buys launch services from Astra and Rocket Lab.