Astra (American spaceflight company)

Astra Space, Inc.
Company type	Public
Traded as	Nasdaq: ASTR
Industry	Aerospace
Founded	October 2016 (ASTRA); 2005 (Ventions);
Founder	Adam London; Chris Kemp; ; 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)
Website	astra.com

Astra Space, Inc. is an American launch vehicle company based in Alameda, California. Astra was incorporated in October 2016 by Chris Kemp and Adam London.^[4]^[5] 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.^[6] Investors include BlackRock, Advance, ACME, Airbus Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Salesforce co-founder Marc Benioff, former Disney CEO Michael Eisner, and more.^[7]

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