Astra Space Inc. intends to be the first maker of small rockets to go public in the U.S., using a blank-check company, or SPAC, in a transaction valuing it at $2.1 billion.

Astra is teaming up with billionaire telecommunications investor Craig McCaw using a SPAC vehicle (special-purpose acquisition company), a perfectly legal vehicle for swiftly taking entities public.

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