A new player has joined the ranks of private spacefaring outfits with the ability to reach orbit, following the successful lift-off for startup Astra's launch vehicle. The achievement comes just five ...

The rocket startup Astra has finally made it to orbit with its Rocket 3, successfully reaching orbit on its fourth attempt. “The team worked hard for this,” Astra CEO Chris Kemp wrote on Twitter.

(Reuters) - California-based rocket startup Astra Space Inc aborted the planned liftoff of its first operational satellite launch, a NASA mission, on Monday, citing a technical glitch that emerged at ...

CAPE CANAVERAL—Astra Space, a California-based startup staking a claim in the burgeoning small-satellite launch business, completed a successful flight test of its Rocket 3.1 booster on Nov. 20, a ...

Astra just got some help in getting its new rocket off the ground. The California-based company announced today (Oct. 23) that it has signed a contract with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), a U.S.

Rocket launch startup Astra has joined an elite group of companies that can say their vehicle has actually made it to orbital space -- earlier than expected. The company's Rocket 3.2 test rocket (yes, ...

Rocket startup Astra had to scrub its first launch for NASA, scheduled for yesterday, Saturday, February 5, due to a range asset issue. “Standing down from today’s launch of @NASA’s ELaNa 41 mission ...