Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An image of Astra's LV0010 rocket launching the NASA TROPICS mission. A "runaway event" caused the catastrophic loss of Astra's ...

11:20 a.m. EDT Wednesday update: Adding Astra’s plan to grow Rocket 4’s payload capacity to more than 1,000 kilograms. Astra is running out of money. It’s been a year since Astra shelved its first ...

On Wednesday morning, a surprising email popped into my inbox with the following subject line: “Astra announces Department of Defense contract valued up to $44 Million.” I had to read it a second time ...

California-based Astra on Sunday launched two shoebox-size NASA satellites from Cape Canaveral in a modest mission to improve hurricane forecasts, but the second stage of the company's low-cost ...

During tests of the upper stage engine, streaks of molten metal could be seen pouring out from the nozzle—a telltale sign of a cooling issue. Reading time 2 minutes Last summer, Astra’s Rocket 3.3 ...