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Astra completes deal to go private (spacenews.com)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Astra still finding funding has to feel great for the fresh startup scams in the pipeline. There's still dumb money out there!

Even if they pull off Rocket 4, dedicated small launch has been failing or getting dropped to go bigger. Virgin Orbit shut down. Rocket Lab, Firefly, and Relativity are building bigger rockets. I guess Astra could try to steal a few Electron customers around when Neutron starts flying?