** Rocket maker Astra Space's ASTR.O shares up 6.9% at
$1.40 premarket
** Company is considering selling a 51% stake in its
in-space propulsion business, among other strategic sale options
- Bloomberg News
** Astra Space would seek to value the unit at more than
$100 mln - report
** Company said in August it had reduced overall workforce
by about 25% since beginning of Q2, including a reduction of
about 70 employees announced on Aug. 4
** As of last close, company's shares down ~80% this year
(Reporting by Harshita Mary Varghese in Bengaluru)
((HarshitaMary.Varghese@thomsonreuters.com))