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- Electron launches first NASA PREFIRE Earth science cubesat SpaceNews · 25 May 2024 Rocket Lab launched the first of two NASA Earth science cubesats on an Electron rocket May 25, exactly seven years after the company’s first launch.
- Rocket Lab pushes back Neutron debut to 2025 SpaceNews · 7 May 2024 As Rocket Lab prepares to begin tests of the first Archimedes engine for its Neutron launch vehicle, the company says that the rocket won’t be ready for its first flight before the middle of 2025.
- Rocket Lab announces supplier agreements for military satellite project SpaceNews · 7 May 2024 The company revealed payload and ground systems subcontractors for its Space Development Agency satellite contract
- Rocket Lab prepares for back-to-back launches for NASA Teslarati · 1 May 2024 Rocket Lab is preparing for back-to-back missions for NASA, which will see them launch twice within three weeks from Launch Complex 1...
- Rocket Lab successfully launches the ‘Beginning of the Swarm’ mission Teslarati · 24 Apr 2024 Rocket Lab successfully launched the “Beginning of the Swarm” mission, its 47th overall yesterday. Electron took the skies at 10:32 am NZT...
- Electron launches South Korean imaging satellite and NASA solar sail SpaceNews · 24 Apr 2024 Rocket Lab launched a South Korean smallsat and a NASA solar sail experiment on the company’s fifth flight of the year April 23.
- New solar sail technology launches on Rocket Lab flight NASASpaceflight · 23 Apr 2024 A potential new way to travel through space launched aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from Launch Complex 1 located on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula.
- Rocket Lab, True Anomaly selected for Space Force ‘tactically responsive’ mission SpaceNews · 11 Apr 2024 Victus Haze is a space mission intended to test and refine the military's capabilities for rapidly deploying satellites
- Rocket Lab prepares for next launch, moves closer to Electron reusability Teslarati · 10 Apr 2024 Rocket Lab is readying for its next launch no earlier than April 24th from Launch Complex 1 on the Mahia Peninsula in...
- Rocket Lab wins $14.4 million contract to launch Space Test Program experiment SpaceNews · 9 Apr 2024 The payload is a NASA-funded plate-shaped satellite designed by Aerospace Corp. as a possible alternative to the cubesat
- Rocket Lab successfully launches the Live and Let Fly mission Teslarati · 26 Mar 2024 Rocket Lab successfully launched the Live and Let Fly mission last Thursday. Launching at 3:25 am ET, Electron successfully launched the Live...
- Electron launches NRO mission from Wallops SpaceNews · 21 Mar 2024 Rocket Lab launched a mission for the National Reconnaissance Office from Virginia March 21, the company’s second launch in as many weeks.
- Rocket Lab to launch classified payload for the NRO Teslarati · 18 Mar 2024 Rocket Lab is gearing up for its next mission, Live & Let Fly, no earlier than Thursday, March 21st. The mission will...
- Electron and National Reconnaissance Office Ready for Flight Space Scout · 17 Mar 2024 US-New Zealand based company Rocket Lab is preparing for their next mission to fly out of Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia: a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office at 2:40 AM on March 21, 2024. The...
- Rocket Lab launches Synspective radar imaging satellite The National · 12 Mar 2024 Rocket Lab launched a radar imaging satellite for Japanese company Synspective March 12, the latest in a series of launches for that company.
- Rocket Lab prepares for the ‘Owl Night Long’ mission Teslarati · 12 Mar 2024 Rocket Lab is currently targeting no earlier than Wednesday, March 13th to launch Synspectives’ Strix-3 satellite to a Sun-synchronous orbit from Pad...
- Rocket Lab pushing for first Neutron launch in 2024 SpaceNews · 28 Feb 2024 Rocket Lab says it could launch its first Neutron rocket before the end of the year as it outlines a long-term vision for the company that involves its own satellite constellation.
- Rocket Lab says contract backlog tops $1 billion, outlines Neutron progress toward first launch CNBC · 27 Feb 2024 Rocket Lab is making steady progress on the development of its Neutron vehicle, as the company reported fourth-quarter results that saw its contract backlog soar above $1 billion.
- Electron launches Astroscale inspection satellite SpaceNews · 18 Feb 2024 A Rocket Lab Electron launched an Astroscale spacecraft that will rendezvous with and inspect a spent upper stage in low Earth orbit as a precursor to removing it.
- Electron launches NorthStar satellites in latest recovery test SpaceNews · 31 Jan 2024 Rocket Lab launched the first four satellites for space situational awareness (SSA) company NorthStar Earth and Space Jan. 31 in another test for the company’s efforts to recover and eventually reuse Electron boosters.
- Rocket Lab set to kickoff 2024 with “Four of a Kind” satellite mission NASASpaceflight · 31 Jan 2024 Rocket Lab is preparing for its first launch of 2024, with its Electron launch vehicle poised to launch four Space Situational Awareness (SSA) satellites into low-Earth orbit from the Māhia Peninsula in New Zealand. Name...
- Space Development Agency confirms Rocket Lab will produce 18 satellites for U.S. military network SpaceNews · 8 Jan 2024 The Space Development Agency confirmed on Jan. 8 that it awarded Rocket Lab a $515 million contract to build and operate 18 spacecraft that will be part of a low Earth orbit network of military satellites.
- Rocket Lab wins $515 million contract to build 18 satellites for U.S. government agency SpaceNews · 23 Dec 2023 Space launch provider and satellite manufacturer Rocket Lab has secured a deal worth over half a billion dollars to build 18 satellites for a U.S. government agency.
- Electron returns to flight with successful launch of Japanese radar imaging satellite SpaceNews · 15 Dec 2023 Rocket Lab successfully launched a Japanese radar imaging satellite on the first flight of its Electron rocket since a failure nearly three months ago.
- Launch Roundup: Rocket Lab returns to flight; SpaceX launches more Starlink NASASpaceflight · 13 Dec 2023 SpaceX had a lighter week of launches, with Rocket Lab, Russia, and China also launching rockets. Following several delays, SpaceX launched the Starlink Group 6-34 mission.
- NorthStar raises $15 million for debris-tracking satellites waiting on Rocket Lab SpaceNews · 6 Dec 2023 WASHINGTON — NorthStar Earth and Space has raised another $15 million to support its first four satellites for tracking objects in orbit, the Canadian company said Dec. 6 as it waits on Rocket Lab to get back to flight s...
- Rocket Lab prepares for return to flight with The Moon God Awakens mission Teslarati · 27 Nov 2023 Rocket Lab is currently targeting no earlier than December 13th for the launch of the mission, The Moon God Awakens from the...
- Rocket Lab Eyes their Return to Flight Space Scout · 17 Nov 2023 Rocket Lab's Electron rocket is once again looking towards the skies, poised to return to flight no earlier than November 28th following a mission failure and loss of payload on September 19th.
- Investing in Space: Deutsche Bank draws investors, companies for NYC for summit CNBC · 16 Nov 2023 Yesterday Deutsche Bank held a Space Summit conference here in New York City. On the sidelines, CNBC filmed interviews with more than a half dozen senior executives from Rocket Lab to Mynaric and more.
- Rocket Lab to launch hypersonic test vehicle for the Defense Innovation Unit SpaceNews · 9 Nov 2023 Rocket Lab announced a new mission for its suborbital launch vehicle — a 3D-printed hypersonic drone built by Australia’s Hypersonix for the U.S. Defense Department.
- Rocket Lab reports results for Q3 2023 Teslarati · 9 Nov 2023 Rocket Lab’s (NASDAQ: RKLB) Q3 results are out and revealed they are still looking good financially despite the launch failure that occurred...
- Rocket Lab plans to resume Electron launches in late November SpaceNews · 9 Nov 2023 Rocket Lab expects to resume Electron launches in late November after concluding a “largely improbable” combination of events caused the vehicle’s previous launch to fail.
- Rocket Lab pushes to get launch business back on track, with 22 Electron missions booked next year CNBC · 8 Nov 2023 Rocket Lab is pushing to get its launch business back on track by the end of the year, reporting on Wednesday third-quarter results that saw continued strength in its space systems division.
- Retired Space Force Lt. Gen. Armagno joins Rocket Lab’s board of directors SpaceNews · 1 Nov 2023 Rocket Lab announced Nov. 1 that retired U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Nina Armagno has joined the company’s board of directors.
- Rocket Lab plans launch of Venus mission as soon as late 2024 SpaceNews · 31 Oct 2023 Rocket Lab expects to launch a highly anticipated privately funded mission to Venus at the end of 2024, leveraging its experience from a mission to the moon.
- Rocket Lab projects Electron return to flight in fourth quarter SpaceNews · 26 Oct 2023 Rocket Lab is preparing to return its Electron rocket to flight before the end of the year as it completes an investigation into a launch failure in September.
- Rocket Lab expects to resume Electron launches before year-end after September failure CNBC · 25 Oct 2023 Rocket Lab expects to resume launches of its Electron vehicle before the end of the year, the company announced on Wednesday.
- The Accidental Monopoly SpaceNews · 13 Oct 2023 Even before Rocket Lab's Sept. 19 launch failure, people were tossing around the word “monopoly” when it came to SpaceX. It had become increasingly clear that companies needing to launch their satellites in the near futu...
- RocketLab Opens New Engine Facility In Former Virgin Orbit HQ The Launch Pad · 8 Oct 2023 Rocket Lab opened its Engine Development Center in Long Beach, California on October 4th. The new facility, spanning a sprawling 13,400 square meters, is poised to play a pivotal role in advancing the production of Rocke...
- Rocket Lab opens engine facility in former Virgin Orbit headquarters SpaceNews · 5 Oct 2023 Rocket Lab has opened a new engine development center in a building that, six months earlier, was the headquarters of a competing launch company, Virgin Orbit.