# Source: https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/amitav-mehra-q102338128/

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# Amitav Mehra

Recorded founding associations · Astra

## Founding associations

Amitav Mehra is recorded as a founder of [Astra](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/astra-q18156798/) in the cited public company records. The person record describes Amitav Mehra as Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2000.

## [Astra](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/astra-q18156798/)

American aerospace company. Recorded founding year: 2005.

Explore the [Astra company reference](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/astra-q18156798/) for the recorded cofounders, business context, and company-specific source trail.

## More from the public record

These details describe the cited record as reviewed on October 9, 2026. They may describe an earlier period; they are not a current employment or operating-status check.

Education in public record

Massachusetts Institute of Technology · [View source field](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102338128#P69)

## Research context: Manufacturing and industrial businesses

For an industrial company, research the actual products and where the business participates in the supply chain. Designing a product, manufacturing it, distributing it, and servicing it are distinct activities. The founding record helps identify the organization, but does not show which facilities, subsidiaries, or product lines it operates today.

### Questions for researching Astra

- Which current company materials identify its products and customer industries?
- Does the public history distinguish the original company from later acquisitions or subsidiaries?
- What dated evidence supports claims about facilities, distribution, or operating scale?

This sector context is a reading guide based on the company’s recorded description. It does not attribute a particular business model or capability to Astra without supporting evidence.

## Follow the founding team

Amitav Mehra’s association with [Astra](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/astra-q18156798/) can be researched alongside [Adam London](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/adam-london-q102336798/), [Rory Colm Keogh](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/rory-colm-keogh-q102344460/). The company’s recorded founding year is 2005. The shared company record is the evidence for this connection; it does not establish that these people currently work together.

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## Public sources

- [Wikidata public record Q102338128](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102338128): person identity and public description.
- [Wikidata public record Q18156798](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18156798): founder association with Astra.

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