Astra (American spaceflight company)

Astra is an American launch vehicle company based in Alameda, California. Astra was incorporated in October 2016 by Chris Kemp and Adam London. Formerly known in media as "Stealth Space Company", the company formally came out as Astra Space, Inc. in a Bloomberg L.P. article by Ashlee Vance. Investors include BlackRock, Advance, ACME, Airbus Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Salesforce co-founder Marc Benioff, former Disney CEO Michael Eisner, and more.

This article is about the U.S. aerospace company formerly named "Ventions". For the space satellite operator, see SES Astra. For other uses, see Astra.

Astra Space, Inc.
Company typePublic
Nasdaq: ASTR
IndustryAerospace
Founded
  • October 2016 (2016-10) (ASTRA)
  • 2005 (2005) (Ventions)
Founder
  • Ventions:
    • Adam London
    • Amit Mehra
    • Rory Keogh
Headquarters
Alameda, California, U.S.
Key people
Chris Kemp (CEO)
Adam London (CTO)
Number of employees
100 (2023)
Websitehttps://astra.com
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