While the low payload requirements of the Launch Challenge (Astra’s rocket can only lift 150 kg to orbit) means the launcher DARPA is looking for could never carry much of a warhead, the concept ...
Astra, a rocket startup based in the US that went public last year, has fired 16 per cent of its staff as part of a wider strategy to increase the shrinking financial runway and decrease expenses.
Astra Space shares were knocked down by more than 20% on Monday after the company's rocket launch over the weekend ended without the vehicle reaching orbit. One of five main engines on the company ...