Astra

Astra Space, Inc., formerly known as Ventions, LLC from 2005 - 2016, is an American space company based in Alameda, California, with facilities in Atwater, California. The company was initially an aerospace technology research firm that focused on SBIR contracts, developing small rocket engines for use on launch vehicles and satellite propulsion. In 2012, the company shifted to developing launch vehicles and was selected for the DARPA ALASA program, eventually leading to the development and launch of the Astra Rocket series of launch vehicle utilizing both government and private funding after reincorporating itself to Astra Space, Inc. in 2016. The company would have their first successful launch in 2021, nine years after the start of development, after 6 previous failed attempts.

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2005 Website,  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Astra Space; Astra, Inc.; Ventions
launch service provider, startup company, aerospace manufacturer, space industry, United States, 

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Spacecraft Engine, Dong Fang Hong 2, Ekran, Rocket, 

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  Rocket ⓘ
  family of launch vehicles developed by Astra

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  Astra Spacecraft Engine ⓘ
  Hall Effect ion thruster

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Visiting a secret rocket testing facility

Astra Rocket Engine — Delphin 3.0

Astra Rocket Engine — Delphin 3.0

Astra Booster Engine Cluster with Igniters

Payload fairing of Rocket 2 of Astra.

Chris Kemp and Steve Jurvetson alongside the payload fairing of the Rocket 2 from Astra.

Mitchell Burnside Clapp spoke at the 11th Annual Electric VTOL Symposium

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	rocket		Rocket	expendable launch vehicle	Wikidata
class	rocket engine		Astra Spacecraft Engine	stationary plasma thruster	Wikidata
commons	image		Visiting a secret rocket testing facility		Commons
commons	image		Astra Rocket Engine — Delphin 3.0		Commons
commons	image		Astra Rocket Engine — Delphin 3.0		Commons
commons	image		Astra Booster Engine Cluster with Igniters		Commons
commons	image		Payload fairing of Rocket 2 of Astra.		Commons
commons	image		Chris Kemp and Steve Jurvetson alongside the payload fairing of the Rocket 2 from Astra.		Commons
commons	image		Mitchell Burnside Clapp spoke at the 11th Annual Electric VTOL Symposium		Commons