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Astra Space • Astra Rocket 4 • Launch Complex 48 (FL)
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First flight of Astra Space's second generation small satellite launch vehicle.
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Article"There’s a lot of interest because of the fear that there’s just not a lot of capacity."
ArticleAstra is targeting next summer for the first flight of its Rocket 4 vehicle as the company prepares to reenter the launch market. The post Astra plans mid-2...
ArticleFormer public rocket startup focusing on defense applications after going private The post Astra targets cargo delivery with Rocket 4 in Pentagon-backed pla...
ArticleAstra has won a contract from the Defense Innovation Unit worth up to $44 million to support development of its Rocket 4 launch vehicle.
ArticleUrsa Major CEO, Joe Laurienti, says that the partnership with Astra “marks an important industry milestone in outsourcing propulsion to unlock growth and inn...
ArticleAstra announced during their quarterly call on March 30, that they are planning to conduct the first launch of Rocket 4 by the end of the year.
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First flight of Astra Space's second generation small satellite launch vehicle.
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First flight of Astra Space's second generation small satellite launch vehicle.
Astra Rocket 4 is the fourth version and second orbital version of Astra Space's small satellite launch vehicle. It is designed to carry 750kg in LEO.
Astra Space is a launch vehicle company based in San Francisco, California, that develops pump-fed, liquid bipropellant propulsion engines for DARPA and NASA as well as their Astra Rocket launch vehicle.
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