Tag: Astra
Space company Astra going private to avoid bankruptcy
Rocket LV0006 tilts during liftoff.Astra / NASASpaceflightSpace company Astra will go private in a cut-rate deal with its founders after a dismal run [...]
Astra founders offer to take company private
Astra tests a rocket at its headquarters on the San Francisco Bay in Alameda, California.AstraThe founders of struggling space company Astra have offe [...]
Astra defaults on debt agreement, may not be able to raise needed cash
The company's LV0010 rocket stands on the launchpad at Florida's Cape Canaveral ahead of the NASA TROPICS-1 mission.AstraStruggling space company Astr [...]
Astra conducts layoffs, raises debt, shifts focus to survive
An Astra Spacecraft Engine during testing.AstraStruggling space company Astra is cutting 25% of its workforce, the company announced Friday, and restr [...]
Astra plans reverse stock split, seeks to raise up to $65 million
Astra CEO Chris Kemp speaks inside the company's headquarters during its Spacetech Day, May 12, 2022.Brady Kenniston / AstraSpacecraft engine manufact [...]
Mick Mulvaney-Linked Astra Protocol (ASTRA) Faces Investor Backlash Over ‘Severely Deficient Communication’
The investors highlighted movements of the ASTRA tokens they characterized as suspicious. “Our most pressing concern, however, pertains to token movem [...]
Astra outlines plan to avoid Nasdaq stock delisting
A view from onboard the upper stage of rocket LV0009 during the company's livestream on March 15, 2022.Astra / NASASpaceflightSpacecraft engine manufa [...]
Astra investigates ‘potential illegal short selling’ as delisting deadline looms
Astra CEO Chris Kemp speaks inside the company's headquarters during the company's "Spacetech Day" on May 12, 2022.Brady Kenniston / AstraSpacecraft e [...]
Republic Crypto Denies Buying 10M ASTRA Tokens, Says Astra Gave Tokens to It as Part of a ‘Free Trial’
CoinDesk, citing a press release from Astra Protocol, reported on March 7 that Republic purchased the tokens. A Republic spokesperson subsequently sai [...]
Investment Firm Republic Purchases 10M Astra Protocol Tokens in New Deal
“The events of the last year have made it clear that legitimate crypto and DeFi projects with a long-term strategy can no longer afford to operate out [...]
Astra chief engineer Benjamin Lyon resigns from rocket builder
Benjamin Lyon, chief engineer and executive vice president of engineering and operationsAstraBeleaguered rocket builder Astra is losing its highly tou [...]
Rocket builder Astra Space gets delisting warning from Nasdaq
A close up look at Astra's LV0008 rocket at LC-46 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.John Kraus / AstraEmbattled small rocket-builder Astra revealed Friday th [...]
Former Homeland Security Chief Nielsen to Join Astra as Adviser
As the former top official for U.S. border security from 2017 to 2019, Nielsen became a well-known representative of Trump’s immigration policies and [...]
Former Trump Aide Mick Mulvaney Tapped as Astra Protocol Adviser
Mulvaney, whose list of government jobs also included stints as acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and special envoy to Northern [...]
Astra stock ASTR swings: LV0009 rocket reaches orbit
A view from onboard the upper stage of rocket LV0009 during the company's livestream on March 15, 2022.Astra / NASASpaceflightRocket builder Astra ret [...]