Astra’s Rocket 3.3 tilts before flying sideways after liftoff from the Pacific Spaceport Complex in Alaska. Credit: Astra Astra’s small satellite launcher suffered an engine failure just after liftoff ...

If someone were to ask you the top speed of a compact class hatchback with a three-cylinder engine with just 1.2 liters of displacement, what would be the first value that popped into your mind? What ...

Astra LV0007 Reaches Orbit from Astra on Vimeo. Astra launched its first rocket into orbit from Alaska early Saturday after falling short on three previous tries, an achievement company officials said ...

Nov 9 (Reuters) - Astra Space (ASTR.O), opens new tab founders Chris Kemp and Adam London proposed to acquire the small rocket maker once valued at more than $2 billion for $27.8 million, according to ...

Shares of rocket builder Astra surged in trading Monday after the company reached orbit for the first time over the weekend. The company's LV0007 rocket launched from the Pacific Spaceport Complex in ...

Astra never sought to build the best rocket, the biggest rocket, or the safest rocket. The California-based space company simply wanted to build a rocket that was just good enough, and to do it fast.

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Astra, the small launch company that recently went public, has signed a roughly $30 million deal for the rights ...

There’s another launch company newly able to count itself among the small (but growing) group that has reached orbit: Astra. The Alameda-based rocket startup notched that achievement late Friday night ...

Astra, a startup building small rockets that launch out of rural Alaska, notched its first successful test flight on Friday night, putting a dummy satellite into orbit. The flight sent the company’s ...