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- Rocket Lab launches NASA TROPICS cubesats SpaceNews · 8 May 2023 A Rocket Lab Electron launched a pair of NASA cubesats designed to monitor the development of tropical storms, 11 months after the first satellites in the constellation were lost when a different rocket failed.
- Rocket Lab launches NASA’s TROPICS satellites from New Zealand NASASpaceflight · 7 May 2023 NASA’s Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) constellation, having switched launch vehicles after losing two satellites aboard an Astra Rock...
- NASA, Rocket Lab Update Launch Coverage for Tropical Cyclones Mission NASA · 5 May 2023 After the previous launch target date changed due to weather conditions in New Zealand, NASA and Rocket Lab are now targeting 9 p.m. EDT Sunday, May 7, (1 p.m. Monday, May 8, New Zealand Standard Time), to launch two sto...
- Rocket Lab hitting its stride with high cadence, new venture for Electron Ars Technica · 2 May 2023 "I think the great thing about the space industry is it is the ultimate leveler."
- NASA, Rocket Lab Set Coverage for Tropical Cyclones Mission NASA · 24 Apr 2023 NASA and Rocket Lab are targeting 9 p.m. EDT, Sunday, April 30 (1 p.m. New Zealand Standard Time, Monday, May 1), to launch two storm tracking CubeSats into orbit.
- Rocket Report: Starship RUDs on the way to space; Rocket Lab to reuse engine Ars Technica · 21 Apr 2023 "Obviously we’re closely following that."
- Rocket Lab to refly Electron engine SpaceNews · 19 Apr 2023 Rocket Lab will use a previously flown engine on an upcoming Electron launch as the company moves closer to reusing the rocket’s entire first stage.
- Rocket Lab shifts NASA cubesat launches from Virginia to New Zealand SpaceNews · 11 Apr 2023 Rocket Lab has shifted a pair of Electron launches of NASA storm-monitoring cubesats from Virginia to New Zealand, avoiding a potential conflict with another launch.
- Rocket Lab Sets Launch Dates For TROPICS Launches The Launch Pad · 10 Apr 2023 On April 10th, Rocket Lab announced the preliminary launch timeline for the two dedicated launches of four NASA’s TROPICS satellites. The two launches are expected to be on May 1st and May 16th 2023, launching from Rocke...
- Rocket Lab targets $50 million launch price for Neutron rocket to challenge SpaceX’s Falcon 9 CNBC · 24 Mar 2023 Rocket Lab is building a bigger, reusable launch vehicle called Neutron, and it’s targeting a price point near $50 million per launch to challenge Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
- Rocket Lab launches BlackSky sats, tests Electron ocean recovery NASASpaceflight · 24 Mar 2023 After successfully conducting back-to-back flights from their recently-inaugurated US launch site, Rocket Lab returned to New Zealand for its second mission in March. Liftoff of “The Beat Goes On” mission took place on F...
- Electron launches two Capella Space radar satellites SpaceNews · 16 Mar 2023 Rocket Lab launched its second Electron rocket from Virginia March 16, placing two Capella Space radar imaging satellites into orbit.
- Rocket Lab launches pair of Capella satellites from Wallops NASASpaceflight · 16 Mar 2023 Rocket Lab, which opened its 2023 campaign with the inauguration of its first US-based launch pad, has launched its second consecutive mission from Launch Complex 2 at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Liftoff...
- Rocket Lab deploys two Capella radar satellites after launch from Virginia Spaceflight Now · 16 Mar 2023 Rocket Lab’s Electron launcher delivered two all-weather radar Earth observation satellites into orbit for Capella Space Thursday night after liftoff from Wallops Island, Virginia, successfully completing the company’s s...
- Rocket Lab’s second launch from Virginia will loft two commercial radar satellites Spaceflight Now · 10 Mar 2023 Rocket Lab’s second mission from a new launch pad in Virginia is set to take off Saturday night with two commercial radar remote sensing satellites for Capella Space.
- Rocket Lab ‘very happy’ with Space Force plan to procure launch services SpaceNews · 7 Mar 2023 Rocket Lab’s chief executive Peter Beck says the company played an active role in reshaping the U.S. government’s approach to buying launch services.
- Rocket Report: Rocket Lab may drop helicopter recovery; ULA up for sale? Ars Technica · 3 Mar 2023 "This turned out to be quite a happy turn of events."
- RocketLab Considers Ending Helicopter Recovery Program The Launch Pad · 1 Mar 2023 Rocket Lab is reevaluating the implementation of mid-air recovery for its Electron boosters as a means to achieve reusability of the vehicle.
- Rocket Lab reconsidering mid-air recovery of Electron boosters SpaceNews · 1 Mar 2023 Rocket Lab is reconsidering the use of mid-air recovery of Electron boosters as part of its efforts to reuse the vehicle.
- Rocket Lab quarterly revenue stays steady as space company doubles order backlog CNBC · 28 Feb 2023 Rocket Lab said Tuesday it has doubled its order backlog — from about $241 million in contracts at the end of 2021 to $503.6 million at the end of 2022 — and made progress on the Neutron rocket it’s developing.
- Rocket Lab establishes new U.S. foothold with successful launch after years of delays CNBC · 25 Jan 2023 Rocket Lab’s first U.S. launch got off the ground Tuesday evening, marking a successful mission and a long-awaited expansion of the company’s capabilities.
- Rocket Lab conducts first Electron launch from American soil NASASpaceflight · 24 Jan 2023 Rocket Lab, which has operated its Electron small-satellite launcher successfully from New Zealand since 2017, as now inaugurated its first US-based launch site. After weather and paperwork-related delays, the mission na...
- Rocket Lab primed for busy year after first launch from Virginia Spaceflight Now · 24 Jan 2023 Rocket Lab’s first mission from a launch pad in Virginia delivered three small commercial satellites into orbit Tuesday night, starting what the company hopes will be a banner year with at least 15 flights from the new U...
- Rocket Lab launches first Electron from Virginia SpaceNews · 24 Jan 2023 Rocket Lab performed its long-awaited first Electron launch from Virginia Jan. 24, placing three HawkEye 360 satellites into orbit.
- Another countdown begins for Rocket Lab’s first launch from Virginia Spaceflight Now · 23 Jan 2023 Rocket Lab is set to fill up its small Electron launcher with propellant fire it into space from Virginia Tuesday evening with three commercial satellites, the company’s second try to launch its first mission from U.S. s...
- Rocket Lab cautiously optimistic about Neutron’s future in national security launch SpaceNews · 17 Jan 2023 Rocket Lab sees the U.S. military as a potential customer of the company’s future medium-lift rocket, Neutron
- Weather and range issues delay first Electron launch from Wallops to January SpaceNews · 19 Dec 2022 Rocket Lab will have to wait until January for its next attempt at its inaugural Electron launch from Virginia after suffering delays because of weather and range issues.
- Upper level winds scrub first Electron launch from American soil NASASpaceflight · 18 Dec 2022 Rocket Lab, which has operated its Electron small-satellite launcher successfully from New Zealand since 2017, is about to inaugurate its first US-based launch site. After weather and paperwork-related delays, the missio...
- FAA clears Rocket Lab for first launch from U.S. spaceport Spaceflight Now · 17 Dec 2022 Rocket Lab said Saturday that the company received final approval from NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration to launch their first mission from the United States on Sunday, clearing final regulatory and technical...
- Rocket Lab’s Inaugural US Launch – Virginia is for Launch Lovers Space Scout · 16 Dec 2022 Rocket Lab is currently gearing up for its inaugural launch from the United States this weekend.
- Wallops officials look for growth in launch activity with Rocket Lab SpaceNews · 15 Dec 2022 The first Electron launch from Wallops will mark what spaceport officials hope is the start of a new era of increased launch activity there.
- NASA and Rocket Lab ready for first Electron launch from Wallops SpaceNews · 14 Dec 2022 After more than two years of delays, NASA and Rocket Lab are finally ready to conduct the first Electron launch from Wallops Island in Virginia on Dec. 16.
- Rocket Lab launches subsidiary focused on national security market SpaceNews · 1 Dec 2022 Rocket Lab USA is creating a separate entity to focus on U.S. defense and intelligence agency customers.
- Rocket Lab to launch remaining NASA TROPICS satellites SpaceNews · 25 Nov 2022 NASA has selected Rocket Lab to launch the remaining four cubesats of a constellation to monitor tropical weather systems after the first two were lost in an Astra launch failure.
- HawkEye 360 to launch satellites on Rocket Lab’s first mission from U.S. soil SpaceNews · 9 Nov 2022 HawkEye 360's next three satellites will launch as early as December 7 on a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from a Virginia spaceport.
- Rocket Lab wins $14 million in contracts to supply hardware for U.S. military satellites SpaceNews · 9 Nov 2022 Rocket Lab USA won two contracts worth $14 million to provide separation systems for Space Development Agency satellites.
- Rocket Lab launches Swedish satellite, fails to catch booster SpaceNews · 4 Nov 2022 Rocket Lab successfully launched a Swedish atmospheric science satellite on an Electron rocket Nov. 4, but a telemetry problem kept the company from attempting a mid-air recovery of the rocket’s booster.
- Rocket Lab launches successfully, fails mid-air recovery attempt NASASpaceflight · 4 Nov 2022 Six months after its first first-stage recovery attempt, Rocket Lab tried its hand at booster recovery once again, with the launch of its 32nd mission, “Catch Me If You Can.” Liftoff took place on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022,...
- Rocket Lab launches Swedish atmospheric research satellite, unable to catch booster Spaceflight Now · 4 Nov 2022 Rocket Lab’s Electron launcher placed a small Swedish atmospheric research satellite into an on-target polar orbit Friday, but an attempt to recover a booster stage with a helicopter was aborted after a brief telemetry l...
- Rocket Lab’s next launch will feature mid-air booster recovery attempt Spaceflight Now · 3 Nov 2022 Rocket Lab will try again Friday to catch an Electron first stage booster after launching from New Zealand with a small Swedish science satellite, six months after the company’s first mid-air recovery attempt.