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27 May 2021 Astra's Rocket 3.2 launches on a test flight from Alaska's Pacific Spaceport Complex on Dec. 15, 2020. The rocket reached space, a first for California-based Astra. (Image credit: Astra/John Kraus) Two Bay Area startups will work together to get satellites to orbit next year. San Francisco-based company Planet has tapped Astra, which is based in the East Bay, to launch some of its Earth-observing spacecraft in 2022. "We are thrilled to be working with Planet Labs on a multi-launch mission in 2022," Astra CEO and co-founder Chris Kemp "This is a milestone for both of our companie...

Date Time NASA Awards Launch Service Contract for TROPICS Mission to Study Storm Processes NASA has selected Astra Space Inc. to provide a launch service for the agencys Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of SmallSats (TROPICS) mission. The TROPICS mission consists of a constellation of six CubeSats and will increase the scientific communitys understanding of storm processes. The launch service contract for the TROPICS mission is a firm fixed-price contract valued at $7.95 million. NASAs Launch Services Program at the agencys Kennedy...

When it comes to satellite launches, we typically think of SpaceX. It's not the only company putting satellites into space for NASA and other agencies and

Gallery: Solid North Pacific Swell Hits Rest of California It wasn't all Maverick's last week -- here's some highlights Austin Smith-Ford. Photo: Brant Schenk Marcus Sanders Link copied to clipboard First off, apologies. Normally, when California sees its first real winter swell, we’re a little more on it with reporting the various good-epic spots from up and down the state in a timely manner. Last week, though, it was all Maverick’s, all the time, from every angle possible, and we were forced to ignore our bulging inboxes of anything other than Mav’s. Thing is, though: 99.9% of Califor...

Maverick's: Day of Days Full coverage from arguably the best dawn-to-dusk paddle day ever at Mav's Photo: Kenan Chan Link copied to clipboard *** Yeah, we love superlatives when it comes to big waves, probably to a fault. (Of course we get excited about this kind of stuff. Waves are rad. Especially big, glassy, all-day waves.) But upon consulting an expert, certain claims can be warranted. In this case, it’s Mav’s grandfather Grant Washburn, who’s been keeping a daily journal of Maverick’s sessions for almost 30 years. Kai Lenny from above. Photo: Billy Watts “Of course there’ve b...