Effective August 10, 2021, the Board of Directors of Astra Space, Inc. appointed Michèle A. Flournoy as an independent director of the Company and also appointed her as the Chairperson of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Ms. Flournoy career has spanned a range of roles in the Defense industry, ranging from research to advisory. She is the co-founder and managing partner of WestExec Advisors, a strategic advisory firm formed in early 2018. She previously served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy from February 2009 to February 2012, acting as principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense in the formulation of national security and defense policy, oversight of military plans and operations, and in National Security Council deliberations. She led the development of the Department of Defense’s 2012 Strategic Guidance and represented the Department in dozens of foreign engagements, in the media and before Congress.