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NASA TROPICS: Astra’s first Earth Science mission

In February, NASA awarded Astra the launch contract for the TROPICS mission. This innovative Earth Science mission consists of a constellation of six small satellites that will observe tropical cyclones, aiming to improve the scientific community’s understanding of these dangerous weather events. To learn more…

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Meet the Team: Gio Greco

In his role as Vice President of Vehicle Engineering, Gio oversees Astra’s product engineering organization, designing, testing and certifying our rockets. Gio brings more than a decade of experience with spacecraft in addition to automotive and maritime engineering. What challenges are you looking forward to…

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Meet the Team: Matt Ganser

Matt recently joined Astra as VP of Business Operations, where he will lead Spaceport Services and Real Estate Services to ensure our customers have flexible and affordable launch options and Astra has the assets necessary to make daily space delivery possible. Matt’s career has focused…

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Astra to Hold Investor Day on April 14, 2021

Astra Space Inc. (“Astra”), the fastest privately-funded company in history to demonstrate orbital launch capability, today announced that it will host a virtual Investor Day on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. PT (11:00 a.m. ET). Astra and Holicity Inc. (Nasdaq: HOL), a special…

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Canaccord Genuity 2nd Annual NewSpace Summit: Rising Stars of NewSpace

ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Astra Space Inc. (“Astra”), the fastest privately-funded company in history to demonstrate orbital launch capability, today announced that Chris Kemp, co-founder and CEO, will participate in the Canaccord Genuity 2nd Annual NewSpace Summit on March 30th, 2021. Chris will join the “Rising…

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