California rocketmaker Astra, which endured a tumultuous financial journey from private to public and back again, has snagged another chance to compete in orbital transportation. payloadspace.com/inside-astras-…

The testing our team is performing on all of the subsystems of our new rocket in partnership with the Space Force prior to our next launch will ensure this is one of the most reliable rockets ever operated when we return to flight. Proud of our relentless team and excited to see

Congratulations Jeff Bezos and to the entire Blue Origin team for making the first rocket to achieve orbit on the first launch attempt. 25 years of persistence paid off tonight!

Transporter-13 is scheduled to lift off today carrying multiple Astra spacecraft engines into orbit. Proud to support our partners on this SpaceX mission.

On Mar 16, 1926 – History of Rocketry: Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts.

Thanks Ashlee! Adam and I couldn’t be more excited to have Al Weston join us to lead our rocket program as we bring Rocket 4 back to the pad in support of our @DeptofDefense DefenseInnovationUnit, NASA contracts and commercial customers! More to follow!

I can’t express how excited Adam and I are to have Al Weston join us to lead our fourth generation rocket program back to the pad! Rocket 4 is the first rocket developed and produced on a production line capable of manufacturing *hundreds* of rockets per year. Everything we are

Been there. :) Don’t give up!

Big congrats to the Project Kuiper team on their first full-scale launch! 27 satellites, a big step for global broadband. Exciting times for space innovation! aboutamazon.com/news/innovatio…

Look who is coming on the pod Friday, friends . . . .

Astra's comeback for the ages: corememory.com/p/astra-space-…

One of the more enjoyable stories over the last five years has been Ashlee Vance's insider coverage of Astra, Chris Kemp's willingness to engage, and a launch company that appears to be, however improbably, back from the dead.

Okay, people. Chris Kemp and I got the band back together to talk Wild, Wild Space and Astra's $80m raise and return to the pad. Full episode of the pod here on X Timestamps 0:00:00 Introduction & Guest Chris Kemp 0:01:18 Astra's Journey and Current State 0:08:01 Taking Astra

Here’s to the most relentless team, the most loyal customers, and the boldest investors I’ve ever known. Astra is now hiring, shipping satellite engines, accelerating rocket testing and development, and will resume launches next year. Nothing can stop us now. Let’s do this!

In case you missed it, catch Astra founder, chairman and CEO Chris Kemp in conversation with Ashlee Vance about the journey Astra has been on and what’s next. Watch the full interview here: youtu.be/I_I_TS-dZdc?si…

After many posts about satellite engines, we are excited to resume rocket engine testing!

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” — Winston Churchill

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Less parts, more power! Made in America by Astra.

My thoughts on the incredible geopolitical power asymmetry created by integrating Rockets, Ai, Drones, and Satellites (RAIDS). The country that deploys RAIDS first at scale wins. Great discussion with Anirudh Suri on The Great Tech Game - youtu.be/UQoV_WC1z8M?si…