Chris J. Karr<p>"Astra is cutting about 70 employees, as well as reallocating about 50 personnel from its rocket development program over to its space products unit, which builds the company's spacecraft engines."</p><p>As a big fan of their spacecraft engine business, de-emphasizing the small launch market makes me more interested in this business as an investor again.</p><p><a href="https://omgwars.com/tags/Astra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astra</span></a> <a href="https://omgwars.com/tags/HallEffectThrusters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HallEffectThrusters</span></a> <a href="https://omgwars.com/tags/NewSpace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewSpace</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/business/money-report/astra-conducts-layoffs-raises-debt-and-shifts-focus-to-spacecraft-engines-in-bid-to-survive/3080454/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcconnecticut.com/news/busine</span><span class="invisible">ss/money-report/astra-conducts-layoffs-raises-debt-and-shifts-focus-to-spacecraft-engines-in-bid-to-survive/3080454/</span></a></p>