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Milestone demonstrates Astra's scaled production capabilities at its Alameda, California facility, establishing the company as a high-volume manufacturer of spacecraft propulsion systems for the growing constellation market.

Contract supports advancing and scaling the production capabilities of Astra's unique tactically responsive launch system, to achieve the prototype objective of launching Rocket 4.0 to orbit or suborbit and from the US, Australia, or other locations.

Astra's founders, Chris Kemp and Dr. Adam London, complete the transaction to take the company private, returning Astra to private ownership and focusing on the next phase of development.

Astra completes the rocket production line for its next generation rocket, Rocket 4.0, at its Alameda, California headquarters.

Astra ships its first multi-string Astra satellite engine flight set — a major milestone that brings multiple high-efficiency thrusters together to enable faster, more agile spacecraft maneuvering on orbit.

Astra's second Cape Canaveral flight completed nominal first stage operations, stage separation, and upper stage ignition. An anomalously high fuel consumption rate in the upper stage caused the rocket to reach only 80 percent of orbital velocity before re-entering the atmosphere.

Successful orbital launch for Spaceflight — On March 15, 2022, LV0009 had a 100% successful flight for Spaceflight, delivering 22 satellites to orbit.

Astra demonstrated the mobility of its launch system by transporting both the launcher and rocket to Cape Canaveral and setting up a new launch site in less than a week. On February 10, 2022, after a nominal first stage flight, an off-nominal payload separation occurred and Astra did not fully deliver the 4 payloads on board.

Astra becomes the first company to receive a Part 450 license from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) allowing for a higher launch cadence and greater regulatory flexibility.

Astra returned to the pad just 2 months after LV0006 and on November 19, 2021, reached orbit and delivered a test payload to orbit with a nominal flight of both first and upper stages.

On August 28, 2021, Rocket 3.3's inaugural flight successfully recovered from a single engine shutdown before being incorrectly terminated by the Safety Officer.

Astra announces plans to deploy its first satellite in orbit for NASA. The launch from Cape Canaveral will be conducted out of Space Launch Complex 46 (SLC-46).

Astra announces the successful orbital ignition of its thruster on board the Spaceflight Sherpa-LTE1 orbital transfer vehicle (OTV).

Astra begins trading as ASTR on NASDAQ.

Astra acquired leading electric space-propulsion company, Apollo Fusion, to reach new destinations in space.

Successful orbital capability demonstration — On December 15, 2020, LV0005 demonstrated Astra's orbital capability, successfully completing all flight phases and nearly reaching orbit. Building on this breakthrough, Astra pursued a comprehensive upgrade to Rocket 3.3 with an elongated first stage and enhanced upper stage for full orbital achievement.

Astra returned to the launch pad on September 11, 2020 with LV0004 (Rocket 3.1) and an upgraded launcher. After lift-off, two software errors caused the rocket to veer off-course, triggering the flight safety system to terminate the flight.

As the last remaining finalist for the DARPA Launch Challenge, we completed build of our first Rocket 3 variant and activated our Kodiak, Alaska launch site.

Completed construction of our first dedicated Astra Spaceport at the Pacific Spaceport Complex in Kodiak, Alaska.

Completed first phase of expansion at our 15 acre campus in Alameda, California with our new 250,000 square foot headquarters and rocket factory.

While still in stealth mode, Astra is selected as one of three finalists out of 60+ space companies to compete in the DARPA Launch Challenge.

Astra validated major upgrades to the rocket and ground system in this test. During the flight, two engine pump controllers malfunctioned, leading to the flight's termination about 30 seconds after liftoff.

Astra's first test launch was on July 20, 2018 in Kodiak, Alaska, less than two years after being founded. The primary goal was to collect initial flight data — successfully achieved with nearly 25 seconds of flight.

At the former Alameda Naval Air Station, Astra transforms a retired jet engine test cell into a rocket engine development site — marking the start of the first rocket construction and Astra's first electric pump-fed engine tests.

In a San Francisco garage, Chris Kemp and Dr. Adam London began designing Rocket 1.0, Astra's first launch vehicle, along with it's mobile ground support system.