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- Rocket Lab to attempt booster recovery on upcoming Electron launch SpaceNews · 2 Nov 2022 Rocket Lab says it will make a second mid-air recovery attempt of an Electron booster during the launch later this week of a Swedish scientific satellite.
- Rocket Lab launches Argos tracking payload SpaceNews · 7 Oct 2022 A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launched a satellite Oct. 7 carrying a payload for U.S. and French government agencies that will track wildlife and collect other sensor data.
- Rocket Lab launches “It Argos Up From Here” mission NASASpaceflight · 7 Oct 2022 Rocket Lab has launched its 31st Electron rocket on the “It Argos Up From Here” mission from Rocket Lab’s private Launch Complex 1B (LC-1B), on the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand. Liftoff occurred on Saturday, Oct. 8 at...
- Rocket Lab launches NOAA-funded satellite for wildlife tracking Spaceflight Now · 7 Oct 2022 Rocket Lab launched an Electron rocket Friday from its privately-run spaceport in New Zealand, boosting a 260-pound satellite into orbit on a $64 million NOAA-funded mission to relay environmental data from remote weathe...
- Rocket Lab launches Japanese radar imaging satellite on 30th Electron mission SpaceNews · 16 Sep 2022 Rocket Lab successfully launched a Japanese radar imaging satellite Sept. 15 as the company prepares for another attempt to recover and reuse a booster.
- Rocket Lab’s 30th mission delivers Japanese radar satellite into orbit Spaceflight Now · 15 Sep 2022 Rocket Lab’s 30th mission delivered the StriX 1 radar imaging satellite into orbit for the Japanese Earth observation company Synspective, beginning the deployment of a constellation of 30 commercial radar satellites pla...
- Rocket Lab launches “The Owl Spreads Its Wings” mission NASASpaceflight · 15 Sep 2022 Rocket Lab has made the company and the Electron rocket’s 30th flight. “The Owl Spreads Its Wings,” the company’s third dedicated flight for Japanese company Synspective, launched to Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) on Thursd...
- Rocket Lab preps for 30th launch, makes strides in engine reuse Spaceflight Now · 13 Sep 2022 Rocket Lab is set to launch its 30th mission from New Zealand Thursday with a commercial Japanese radar remote sensing satellite. While the company does not plan to retrieve the Electron rocket on this mission, engineers...
- Rocket Lab signs on to U.S. military’s ‘rocket cargo’ program SpaceNews · 6 Sep 2022 Rocket Lab has signed a cooperative agreement with the U.S. military to explore the possibility of using its space launch vehicles to transport cargo around the world.
- Rocket Lab will self-fund a mission to search for life in the clouds of Venus Ars Technica · 17 Aug 2022 "Breakthrough science is possible."
- Beck: CAPSTONE demonstrates feasibility of low-cost interplanetary smallsats SpaceNews · 8 Aug 2022 Rocket Lab’s launch of a NASA lunar cubesat mission lived up to its name, serving as a capstone for the company’s efforts to develop end-to-end space systems and interplanetary missions, according to its chief executive.
- Rocket Lab’s launch cadence now “100 percent” driven by market demand [Updated] Ars Technica · 8 Aug 2022 "Our cadence today is 100 percent driven by market demand."
- Rocket Lab launches top secret payload for U.S. spy satellite agency Spaceflight Now · 4 Aug 2022 Flying the second of back-to-back launches for the National Reconnaissance Office, Rocket Lab placed a classified U.S. government payload into orbit Thursday after a liftoff from New Zealand. It was the third Electron ro...
- Rocket Lab launches classified mission for National Reconnaissance Office SpaceNews · 4 Aug 2022 A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launched a National Reconnaissance Office mission Aug. 4 at 1:00 a.m. Eastern. The NROL-199 mission lifted off from the company’s Launch Complex-1 at Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand.
- Rocket Lab’s Electron to launch NROL-199 mission NASASpaceflight · 1 Aug 2022 Rocket Lab is scheduled to launch the 29th Electron mission on August 2 at 05:00 UTC. NROL-199 will launch from Launch Complex-1B (LC-1B) at Rocket Lab’s launch facility on the Māhia Peninsula in New Zealand.
- NRO satellite upgrades delay the second of two back-to-back Rocket Lab launches SpaceNews · 28 Jul 2022 Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck: All the talk about responsive launch often ignores the reality that if satellites aren’t ready on time, they can’t take advantage of rapid launch capabilities
- Rocket Lab to supply solar power units for U.S. Space Force missile warning satellites SpaceNews · 27 Jul 2022 Rocket Lab's solar power business will supply solar cells for three missile-warning satellites that Lockheed Martin is building for the U.S. Space Force.
- Rocket Lab’s next launch for the NRO postponed for software updates Spaceflight Now · 18 Jul 2022 Rocket Lab’s next mission for the National Reconnaissance Office — the second of two back-to-back launches for the U.S. spy satellite agency — has been postponed to complete a software update on the classified payload, t...
- Rocket Lab launches first of two back-to-back missions for NRO NASASpaceflight · 12 Jul 2022 Rocket Lab launched its 28th Electron rocket on the “Wise One Looks Ahead” mission, also designated National Reconnaissance Office Launch (NROL)-162. NROL-162 is the first of two back-to-back Electron missions for the Na...
- NRO space missions mark new level of US-Australia cooperation SpaceNews · 12 Jul 2022 Two upcoming Rocket Lab launches for the National Reconnaissance Office will send to orbit classified spy satellites that the U.S. intelligence agency developed jointly with the Australian government.
- CAPSTONE probe overcomes radio glitch on course for moon Spaceflight Now · 10 Jul 2022 NASA’s CAPSTONE spacecraft, a miniature pathfinder for future lunar crew missions, has overcome a communications outage and performed its first course correction maneuver since a Rocket Lab propulsion module gave the pro...
- CAPSTONE heads to the moon SpaceNews · 4 Jul 2022 A NASA-funded lunar cubesat is on its way to the moon July 4 after a series of burns by a Rocket Lab transfer stage.
- CubeSat launches on scouting mission for NASA’s Artemis moon program Spaceflight Now · 28 Jun 2022 NASA’s $30 million CAPSTONE mission lifted off Tuesday on a Rocket Lab launcher from New Zealand, departing Earth on a circuitous but fuel-efficient four-month journey toward a halo orbit around the moon to test technolo...
- Rocket Lab sees payoff from CAPSTONE launch SpaceNews · 28 Jun 2022 The successful launch of a NASA lunar cubesat mission was the culmination of two and a half years of work at Rocket Lab that, the company’s chief executive says, could enable “ridiculously low cost” planetary missions.
- Rocket Lab & NASA launch CAPSTONE to the Moon NASASpaceflight · 28 Jun 2022 Rocket Lab has launched the CAPSTONE (Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment) satellite to the Moon. It’s the first official mission of NASA’s Artemis program that is seeki...
- NASA, Partners to Host CAPSTONE Prelaunch Media Teleconference NASA · 19 May 2022 NASA will host a media teleconference with partners Advanced Space and Rocket Lab at 3 p.m. EDT Wednesday, May 25, in advance of the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment...
- Space systems dominate Rocket Lab revenue SpaceNews · 17 May 2022 Rocket Lab, the company best known for its Electron small launch vehicle, generated most of its first quarter revenue from other space systems and not launch itself.
- Rocket Lab briefly catches booster in mid-air after successful launch Spaceflight Now · 3 May 2022 Rocket Lab used a helicopter to capture a spent Electron first stage booster and its parachute after launching satellites from New Zealand Monday, a significant step forward for the company’s rocket recovery and reuse pr...
- Rocket Lab catches a 1-ton booster falling back from space Ars Technica · 3 May 2022 "It's kind of like Ghostbusters in some way."
- CAPSTONE up next for Rocket Lab SpaceNews · 3 May 2022 A NASA lunar cubesat mission is now scheduled to launch in late May on a Rocket Lab Electron after resolving issues with the rocket’s kick stage.
- Rocket Lab briefly catches Electron booster with a helicopter on first try Teslarati · 3 May 2022 In a significant achievement, public launch provider Rocket Lab has – with a few caveats – successfully used a helicopter to catch...
- Rocket Lab makes first booster catch attempt during successful There And Back Again mission NASASpaceflight · 2 May 2022 After announcing plans to recover and reuse the first stage of the company’s Electron rocket back in 2019, the California-based rocket company has attempted a mid-air recovery for the very first time. After a successful...
- Rocket Lab launches smallsats, catches but drops booster SpaceNews · 2 May 2022 Rocket Lab declared success in its effort to catch an Electron booster in midair after launch May 2, even though the helicopter had to release the booster moments later.
- Rocket Lab waiting for ‘ideal’ weather before launch and recovery attempt Spaceflight Now · 29 Apr 2022 Rocket Lab called off the planned launch and recovery of an Electron booster Friday, preferring to wait for better wind and cloud cover conditions a few days from now. The next opportunity to launch the mission from New...
- Rocket Lab to launch HawkEye 360 satellites on first Wallops Electron mission SpaceNews · 20 Apr 2022 The long-delayed first launch of a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from Virginia is now scheduled for late this year, carrying satellites for HawkEye 360.
- Rocket Lab confirms plan to catch booster with helicopter later this month Spaceflight Now · 11 Apr 2022 Rocket Lab plans the first attempt to catch one of its returning small satellite boosters by helicopter after a launch later this month, nearly three years after the company announced its mid-air recovery and reuse conce...
- E-Space sheds more light on sustainable megaconstellation plan SpaceNews · 7 Apr 2022 Megaconstellation startup E-Space is preparing to deploy the first of potentially hundreds of thousands of satellites on a Rocket Lab mission slated for no earlier than April 19.
- Commercial BlackSky imaging satellites ride with Rocket Lab Spaceflight Now · 2 Apr 2022 Two microsatellites for BlackSky launched Saturday from New Zealand, riding a Rocket Lab launch vehicle into orbit to join a fleet of commercial eyes supplying imagery to military and civilian users.
- Rocket Lab launches BlackSky satellites as it prepares for mid-air booster recovery SpaceNews · 2 Apr 2022 A Rocket Lab Electron launched another pair of imaging satellites for BlackSky April 2 as the company gears up to attempt recovery of the rocket’s first stage.
- Rocket Lab’s Electron launches two BlackSky satellites on 25th mission NASASpaceflight · 2 Apr 2022 Rocket Lab has launched two satellites for BlackSky on the 25th flight of its Electron rocket. The mission lifted off from Launch Complex-1A (LC-1A) at Rocket Lab’s launch site on the Mahia peninsula in New Zealand at 12...