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TechCrunch Space: RIP $ASTR
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. Happy South by Southwest week for all who celebrate. On to the news.
Astra has officially become the first space SPAC bust of the year, with the company announcing last week that it had accepted a take-private deal from co-founders Chris Kemp and Adam London. We’re looking forward in time for this week’s launch highlights — specifically, to March 14, which is when SpaceX could conduct the third orbital test of the massive Starship rocket. One very important caveat: That date is dependent upon the approval of the Federal Aviation Administration and the regulator issuing a modified launch license to SpaceX for the test.
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