Astra Space

Astra Announces Multi-Launch Contract with Planet - Read the latest news and updates from Astra on space launch services and propulsion technology.

Astra Announces Spacecraft Engine Contract with Apex - Read the latest news and updates from Astra on space launch services and propulsion technology.

Astra Appoints Missile Defense Pioneer Dr. Alan Weston to Lead Rocket Program - Read the latest news and updates from Astra on space launch services and propulsion technology.

Astra Awarded Orbital Services Program (OSP)-4 Contract by the Space Force - Read the latest news and updates from Astra on space launch services and propulsion technology.

The company develops space technology to support a healthier and more connected planet.

Chris leads Astra's overall strategy. He previously served as CTO of NASA and founded OpenStack. At NASA, he partnered with Google and Microsoft, helped create Google Moon and Mars, and worked with the White House to develop the cloud computing strategy for the U.S. federal government.

Adam leads Astra's technology and product strategy. He founded Ventions, invented miniature rocket technologies with NASA and DARPA, and earned three aerospace engineering degrees at MIT, where his research produced a liquid-cooled chemical rocket engine.

Dr. Alan Weston leads Astra's launch system program and previously founded and led LTA Research. Dr. Alan Weston held leadership roles at NASA and the U.S. Air Force and holds degrees from Oxford University and Virginia Tech.

Josh MaKieve leads Astra's satellite engine program. He was a propulsion product team lead at Maxar and a propulsion subsystem engineer on scientific, defense, and commercial missions, and holds an MEng in mechanical engineering from UC Berkeley.

Astra's mission is to improve life on Earth from space by creating a healthier and more connected planet. The company pursues this mission through launch services and satellite engines.

Astra is a private space company with Rocket 4.0 offering responsive mobile launch services and flight-proven satellite engines for affordable orbital access.

The company's privacy policy explains how it collects, uses, and protects personal information, its services' data practices, and users' rights.