Astra conducts layoffs, raises debt and shifts focus to spacecraft engines in bid to survive
Struggling space company Astra is cutting 25% of its workforce and restructuring to focus more on its spacecraft engine business.
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Struggling space company Astra is cutting 25% of its workforce and restructuring to focus more on its spacecraft engine business.
Astra has laid off 25% of its workforce and is reallocating at least 50 staff away from its launch business to focus on spacecraft production.
Struggling Space Company Astra Cuts Workforce and Shifts Focus to Spacecraft Engines Struggling space company Astra is making significant changes to its
Astra has laid off 25% of its workforce since the beginning of the quarter and is reallocating at least 50 engineers and manufacturing staff away from its launch business to focus on spacecraft production, the company said Friday. The reallocation and layoffs are expected to delay testing of the under-development Rocket 4 and Launch System 2.0, Astra said. Astra, which is facing dwindling cash reserves, is no doubt looking for a way to further reduce operating expenses while also bolstering its spacecraft engine business, the only business unit that currently has a near-term chance of genera...
Struggling space company Astra is cutting 25% of its workforce and restructuring to focus more on its spacecraft engine business.