such as Astra's Rocket 3 and Rocket Lab's Electron, which utilize electrically pumped engines. These innovations make small satellite launches more affordable and accessible for a wide range of ...

Friday's scrub could impact SpaceX's Monday launch of the Astra 1P ... by nine Merlin engines, which use kerosene and liquid ...

The previous launch in late August ended in failure: a couple of minutes after the launch, the rocket's engines turned off and it lost stability. Astra’s carrier rocket is about 12 meters long ...

Astra Space says it’s made a deal with Tukwila, Wash.-based LeoStella to provide multiple electric propulsion systems for LeoStella’s small satellites, with deliveries due to begin later this ...