Another private company to launch rockets from Space Coast in 2022 – FOX 35 Orlando

New commercial space company coming to Cape Canaveral

In an exclusive interview, FOX 35 News spoke with a new company that will bring more launches to the Space Coast. Astra hopes to launch its first rocket from Cape Canaveral next month.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX who? Now, theres another player in town. Astra Space Inc. is yet another private company launching from the Space Coast. Its a clear sign that the space industry is booming.

Just one month after its successful commercial launch for the Space Force, Astra Space Inc. announced its coming to Cape Canaveral.

"We can service more customers, more launches, more inclinations and to be able to do it from a place that is certainly the gold standard for space travel, its very exciting for us," said Matt Ganser, vice president of business operations for Astra Space, Inc.

Theyll be launching from the Space Coast for the first time in January.

"Theyre a small launch company with a small vehicle to put small launch satellites into orbit. Thats a new part of the growing industry," said Space Florida Vice President Dale Ketcham.

Ketcham says their smaller satellites are less expensive to put into orbit, and thats helped them operate at lightning speed.

It took less than a year for the Space Force to approve and prepare the launch site for the new commercial partner.

Astra Space says its the fastest privately-funded company in history to reach space.

"We have an informal motto that were going for which is daily space delivery. We think the Space Coast could be a really large part of that," Ganser said.

Ketcham says more companies operating from the Space Coast means more launches, and more launches means more business in the long run.

"If were able to convince them that this is the place they really want to be, then theyll make the investment and more sustained infrastructure that will enable them to establish permanent jobs here."

"Companies like Astra or if its like Cape Canaveral that make space travel more affordable, that make launch services more affordable for everybody, that is going to transform our planet in a really positive way," Ganser said.

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