# Commercial
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Investors grant Astra extension on loan
BERLIN — Investors in launch vehicle and spacecraft propulsion company Astra Space have given the company a four-day extension on a loan to provide the company more time to line up a longer-term funding deal.
Jupiter-3 deploys solar arrays and antennas in orbit
SAN FRANCISCO – EchoStar’s Jupiter-3, the world’s [heaviest commercial communications satellite](https://spacenews.com/hughes-jupiter-3-preps-for-launch/), is performing as expected after deploying solar arrays and antennas in geostationary orbit.
MDA gets $131 million from mystery NGSO constellation customer
TAMPA, Fla. — An undisclosed customer is paying MDA 180 million Canadian dollars ($131 million) to start engineering a non-geostationary constellation of 36 satellites.
Sierra Space lays off 165 in workforce realignment
WASHINGTON — Sierra Space laid off 165 employees who had been working on its Dream Chaser vehicle as part of what the company described as efforts to realign its workforce to other projects.
World View ends plans to go public through a SPAC merger
WASHINGTON — World View, the stratospheric ballooning company that has offered an alternative to spacecraft for applications from remote sensing to space tourism, has terminated plans to go public through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger.
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