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Astra Space

US
commercialFounded 2016
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Astra opened a 5,600-square-meter facility in Sunnyvale, California to produce Astra Spacecraft Engines.

Mentioned as: Astra SpaceOrg RelationshipApr 28, 2023Astra, Exotrail win satellite propulsion orders

Astra is supplying electric propulsion systems to Apex in a form called the Spacecraft Propulsion Kit.

Mentioned as: AstraOrg RelationshipApr 28, 2023Astra, Exotrail win satellite propulsion orders

The Astra Spacecraft Engine was originally developed by propulsion startup Apollo Fusion, which Astra acquired in 2021.

Mentioned as: Astra SpaceOrg RelationshipApr 28, 2023Astra, Exotrail win satellite propulsion orders

Astra is expected to begin delivering the Spacecraft Propulsion Kits in 2023.

Mentioned as: Astra SpaceNarrative GeneralApr 27, 2023Astra Announces Spacecraft Engine Contract with Apex

Astra Space, Inc. and Apex Technology, Inc. have a contract for Astra to provide five Spacecraft Propulsion Kits for Apex’s satellite bus platform.

Mentioned as: Astra Space, Inc.Technical ProductApr 27, 2023Astra Announces Spacecraft Engine Contract with Apex

Apex’s 100 kg bus model, Aries, will use the Astra Spacecraft Engine to support its electric propulsion package.

Mentioned as: Astra SpaceOrg RelationshipApr 27, 2023Astra Announces Spacecraft Engine Contract with Apex

Astra’s Rocket 4 is a newly architected, higher-capacity launch vehicle that will host Launch System 2.

Mentioned as: Astra SpaceNarrative PlanApr 25, 2023Ursa Major to provide upper stage rocket engines for Astra’s Rocket 4

Astra’s ability to compete for the STP-S29B mission was based on its work to design a repeatably reliable Rocket 4 and its prior experience delivering multi-manifest missions to desired orbits.

Mentioned as: AstraTechnical ProductApr 25, 2023Astra Received New Launch Task Order From US Space Force for Rocket 4

Astra Space was awarded a launch task order for Rocket 4 through the United States Space Force’s Orbital Services Program (OSP)-4 contract for the STP-S29B mission.

Mentioned as: Astra SpaceNarrative GeneralApr 25, 2023Astra Received New Launch Task Order From US Space Force for Rocket 4

Astra’s Launch System 2 is designed to deploy spacecraft directly into operational orbits for customers that need affordable, frequent, and reliable orbital launch.

Mentioned as: Astra SpaceNarrative GeneralApr 25, 2023Ursa Major to provide upper stage rocket engines for Astra’s Rocket 4

Astra selected Ursa Major’s Hadley liquid engine to power the upper stage of its Rocket 4 launch vehicle.

Mentioned as: Astra SpaceNarrative GeneralApr 24, 2023Ursa Major to supply upper-stage engine for Astra’s new rocket

The Small Launch and Targets Division Office at Kirtland Air Force Base awarded an $11,500,000 Task Order to Astra Space, Inc. of Alameda, California for the Space Test Program STP-S29B launch service.

Mentioned as: Astra SpaceOrg RelationshipApr 24, 2023Space Systems Command (SSC) awards STP-S29B launch service Task Order to Astra Space, Inc.

Astra discontinued its smaller Rocket 3.3 vehicle and is developing the Rocket 4 vehicle.

Mentioned as: Astra SpaceNarrative GeneralApr 24, 2023Ursa Major to supply upper-stage engine for Astra’s new rocket

Astra Space, Inc. will use its Rocket 4 vehicle to deliver the STP-S29B mission manifest to low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: Astra SpaceNarrative PlanApr 24, 2023Space Systems Command (SSC) awards STP-S29B launch service Task Order to Astra Space, Inc.

Rocket 4 is a new Astra vehicle designed to carry heavier payloads than the previous Astra Rocket 3.3.

Mentioned as: Astra SpaceNarrative GeneralApr 22, 2023Astra wins $11.5 million contract to launch military experimental payloads

Astra discontinued development of Rocket 3.3 after Rocket 3.3 failed to deploy two NASA TROPICS satellites in June 2022.

Mentioned as: Astra SpaceOrg RelationshipApr 22, 2023Astra wins $11.5 million contract to launch military experimental payloads

The $11,500,000 task order to Astra was awarded under the U.S. Space Force’s Orbital Services Program OSP-4 as recorded by Space Systems Command on 2023-04-21.

Mentioned as: Astra SpaceOrg RelationshipApr 22, 2023Astra wins $11.5 million contract to launch military experimental payloads

Astra Space won a task order worth $11,500,000 to launch experimental payloads for the Defense Department’s Space Test Program.

Mentioned as: Astra SpaceOrg RelationshipApr 22, 2023Astra wins $11.5 million contract to launch military experimental payloads

Astra’s ability to compete for the STP-S29B mission was based on the company’s work to design a repeatably reliable Rocket 4 and its prior experience delivering multi-manifest missions to their desired orbits.

Mentioned as: Astra SpaceNarrative GeneralApr 21, 2023Space Force Awards Astra New Launch Order for Rocket 4

Astra Space, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASTR) was awarded a launch task order for Rocket 4 through the United States Space Force’s Orbital Services Program (OSP)-4 contract.

Mentioned as: Astra SpaceNarrative GeneralApr 21, 2023Space Force Awards Astra New Launch Order for Rocket 4
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