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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On November 19, 2021, we conducted a launch attempt for the United State Space Force on our launch vehicle, LV0007. We terminated that launch attempt during the countdown and rescheduled the launch for November 20, 2021 at 12:00 a.m. eastern standard time. On November 20, 2021, we conducted our first commercial orbital launch for the United States Space Force.
Both our launch attempt and the commercial orbital launch were livestreamed through NASA Spaceflight. The video of these livestreams is available on our Twitter account (@astra), our LinkedIN account (linkedin/company/astraspace) and our website at www.astraspace.com. We have also furnished the transcript of the video from the launch attempt on November 19, 2021, as Exhibit 99.2. This exhibit shall not be deemed filed for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. Once available, we will furnish the transcript of the livestream of our commercial orbital launch from November 20, 2021.
On November 22, 2021, we issued a press release announcing our first commercial orbital launch. A copy of our press release is filed as Exhibit 99.2 hereto.
When we use the phrase “commercial orbital launch,” we mean a launch conducted under an FAA commercial launch license.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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| 99.1 | Transcript of livestream video for launch attempt on November 19, 2021 | |
| 99.2 | Press Release, dated November 22, 2021 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| Date: November 22, 2021 | Astra Space, Inc. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Kelyn Brannon | |||||
| Name: | Kelyn Brannon | |||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||