Astra’s Rocket 3.2 sits on its Alaska launch pad before its liftoff in December 2020. (Astra Photo / John Kraus)
A California-based space venture called Astra says it’s completed its financial transaction with Holicity, a blank-check company that’s based in Kirkland, Wash., and headed by Seattle-area telecom pioneer Craig McCaw.
The business combination was approved today by Holicity’s shareholders, opening the way for Astra’s shares to be publicly traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market starting Thursday. The ticker symbol for Astra common stock will be ASTR, and the symbol ASTRW will be used for Astra warrants.
“Becoming a public company is an important milestone in our mission to improve life on Earth from space,” Chris Kemp, Astra’s founder, chairman and CEO, said in a news release. “All of us at Astra are humbled by the opportunity to have the support of public shareholders and are grateful to the many people who have contributed so much to help us realize
Astra goes public, becomes 1st launch company to trade on Nasdaq
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