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- Rocket Lab to deploy two more BlackSky imaging satellites Spaceflight Now · 1 Apr 2022 Rocket Lab will launch a mission from New Zealand on Saturday to place two more small optical imaging satellites into orbit for BlackSky, the U.S. remote sensing company.
- E-Space taps Rocket Lab to launch three demo sats by July SpaceNews · 21 Mar 2022 Rwanda-backed megaconstellation startup E-Space said March 21 it has contracted Rocket Lab to launch three demo satellites in the second quarter of this year.
- Methalox race likely to be won in 2022, but winner not yet clear NASASpaceflight · 13 Mar 2022 Right now, several methane-fueled rockets are in a race to orbit. With Starship from SpaceX, Vulcan from United Launch Alliance (ULA), and Neutron from Rocket Lab, all of the most active US launch providers are committed...
- Rocket Lab launches Electron rocket, selects Virginia for Neutron factory SpaceNews · 1 Mar 2022 Rocket Lab carried out its first Electron launch of the year Feb. 28, placing a Japanese radar imaging satellite into orbit at the same time the company released its financial results and selected Virginia for a rocket f...
- Rocket Lab’s The Owl’s Night Continues makes first launch from LC-1B at Mahia NASASpaceflight · 28 Feb 2022 Rocket Lab has conducted its first launch from the second launch pad at its spaceport in Mahia, New Zealand on Tuesday, in the second of four planned missions for the Japanese earth observation company Synspective.
- Rocket Lab debuts new launch pad, deploys Japanese radar satellite Spaceflight Now · 28 Feb 2022 Rocket Lab brought into service a new launch pad at its privately-owned New Zealand spaceport Tuesday with the successful liftoff of an Electron booster and a commercial Japanese radar imaging satellite.
- Globalstar selects MDA and Rocket Lab for new satellites SpaceNews · 24 Feb 2022 Globalstar has selected MDA Ltd. and Rocket Lab to supply a set of satellites to replenish its constellation, funded by a mystery customer.
- Rocket Lab to debut new launch pad on next mission Spaceflight Now · 23 Feb 2022 Rocket Lab’s next mission, targeted for no earlier than Feb. 28, will be the first from a new launch pad at the company’s private spaceport in New Zealand, an addition officials said could double the flight rate of Elect...
- Rocket Lab expands Colorado facilities, prepares for busy launch year SpaceNews · 4 Feb 2022 Rocket Lab will expand facilities in Colorado it obtained from a corporate acquisition last year as the company gears up for the first launch in a “crazy busy” year.
- Rocket Lab to acquire SolAero Holdings SpaceNews · 14 Dec 2021 Rocket Lab announced Dec. 13 that it is acquiring solar power system manufacturer SolAero Holdings, the latest in a series of acquisitions by Rocket Lab of component developers.
- BlackSky continues rapid-fire launch campaign with Rocket Lab mission Spaceflight Now · 9 Dec 2021 Two more BlackSky high-resolution optical remote sensing satellites rode a Rocket Lab Electron launcher into orbit Wednesday from New Zealand, the second mission for Rocket Lab in three weeks, and the third satellite del...
- Rocket Lab launches two BlackSky satellites, wins Synspective contract SpaceNews · 9 Dec 2021 Rocket Lab launched another pair of BlackSky satellites Dec. 8, a day after the company won a contract from a Japanese firm for three launches of radar imaging satellites.
- Rocket Lab launches another pair of BlackSky satellites NASASpaceflight · 8 Dec 2021 Rocket Lab has conducted its final orbital launch of the year, “A Data With Destiny.” Liftoff of the Electron rocket occurred at the beginning of the launch window that opened at 7:02 PM EST on December 8, 2021 (00:02 UT...
- Rocket Lab’s next booster is stubby, reusable, and has a Bond-movie fairing Ars Technica · 2 Dec 2021 "The lightweight structures are absolutely critical for all of this."
- Rocket Lab updates Neutron design SpaceNews · 2 Dec 2021 Rocket Lab released new details Dec. 2 of the design of its Neutron medium-class rocket, a vehicle with a unique design the company says is intended to enable frequent and low-cost reuse.
- Neutron switches to methane/oxygen, 1 Meganewton Archimedes engine revealed NASASpaceflight · 2 Dec 2021 Rocket Lab has provided a significant update in the progress of their Neutron rocket, a vehicle aimed primarily at the small-scale interplanetary and low Earth orbit mega-constellation markets at first.
- Rocket Lab ready to attempt midair recovery of Electron booster SpaceNews · 23 Nov 2021 Rocket Lab says it’s ready to move to the next step in its efforts to recover and reuse Electron first stages by attempting to catch a booster in midair on an upcoming launch.
- Rocket Lab recovers booster after successful launch with BlackSky satellites Spaceflight Now · 18 Nov 2021 Rocket Lab launched two small BlackSky optical Earth-imaging satellites Wednesday from New Zealand, the first of three straight Electron rocket flights for the U.S. remote sensing company. Teams retrieved the launch vehi...
- Rocket Lab launches BlackSky satellites SpaceNews · 18 Nov 2021 Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket placed two BlackSky imaging satellites into orbit Nov. 17 on the rocket’s first launch in three and a half months.
- Rocket Lab returns to action with dual satellite launch and successful booster splashdown NASASpaceflight · 17 Nov 2021 Following a hiatus of several months, Rocket Lab returned to launch operations with its 22nd overall mission on Thursday. An Electron rocket lifted off from the company’s Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand at 01:38 U...
- Rocket Lab to acquire Planetary Systems Corp. SpaceNews · 16 Nov 2021 Rocket Lab announced Nov. 15 that it is acquiring Planetary Systems Corporation (PSC), a manufacturer of satellite separation systems, in the second such deal by Rocket Lab in as many months.
- Rocket Lab’s next launch will include booster recovery experiment Spaceflight Now · 21 Oct 2021 Rocket Lab said this week that its next mission, set for launch Nov. 11 after delays caused by a coronavirus lockdown in New Zealand, will include the company’s third booster recovery experiment. For the first time, Rock...
- Rocket Lab acquires software company as it plans additional deals SpaceNews · 14 Oct 2021 Rocket Lab’s acquisition of an aerospace software company is one of a series of deals it is considering, enabled in part by going public.
- CAPSTONE launch delayed to March 2022 SpaceNews · 13 Oct 2021 The launch of a NASA cubesat mission that will test the orbit to be used by the lunar Gateway has slipped to next March, the result of broader launch delays Rocket Lab has suffered because of the pandemic.
- SpaceX to launch Varda Space’s first Rocket Lab-derived ‘space factory’ satellite Teslarati · 12 Oct 2021 Startup Varda Space says it has contracted with SpaceX to launch its first satellite – based on a Rocket Lab bus called...
- Rocket Lab to launch NASA smallsat using SBIR award SpaceNews · 11 Oct 2021 Rocket Lab will launch a NASA technology demonstration satellite under an unconventional arrangement as the agency works on a more standardized approach for launching smallsats.
- Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, SpaceX, ULA win Space Force contracts for rocket technology projects SpaceNews · 25 Sep 2021 Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, SpaceX and United Launch Alliance were selected to participate in Space Force development projects to advance rocket engine testing and launch vehicle upper stages.
- Rocket Lab to launch Astroscale inspection satellite SpaceNews · 23 Sep 2021 Rocket Lab will launch an Astroscale mission to rendezvous with a spent rocket stage in low Earth orbit, a prelude to eventually deorbiting the stage.
- Pandemic delaying Rocket Lab launches SpaceNews · 9 Sep 2021 Rocket Lab says lockdowns in New Zealand caused by the latest surge of the coronavirus pandemic will postpone launches to at least October and cut its projected revenues for the year.
- Rocket Lab wins multi-launch deal for IoT constellation SpaceNews · 8 Sep 2021 Rocket Lab will deploy an entire constellation of internet-of-things satellites for a French startup under a multi-launch deal announced Sept. 8.
- Rocket Lab expands spacecraft component production SpaceNews · 2 Sep 2021 Rocket Lab announced Sept. 1 that it is expanding production of satellite components to meet demand from companies developing satellite constellations.
- Small launch vehicles grow up SpaceNews · 30 Aug 2021 Why Relativity Space and Rocket Lab are both developing larger rockets that could vie with Falcon 9 and Vulcan Centaur for some classes of payloads.
- Rocket Lab closes lower in first day on Nasdaq SpaceNews · 26 Aug 2021 Shares in small launch vehicle and spacecraft developer Rocket Lab dropped in their first day of trading Aug. 25, but the company’s chief executive says it remains focused on its long-term plans enabled by going public.
- Shareholders approve Rocket Lab SPAC deal SpaceNews · 20 Aug 2021 Shareholders of a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) voted Aug. 20 to merge with Rocket Lab, giving the small launch vehicle and spacecraft developer an infusion of cash.
- Rocket Lab to launch Finnish cubesat SpaceNews · 17 Aug 2021 A Finnish cubesat designed to test satellite deorbiting technologies will launch on a Rocket Lab Electron after delays with its original launch on a Momentus tug.
- Launch of lunar CubeSat moved from Virginia to New Zealand Spaceflight Now · 16 Aug 2021 The launch of a miniature trailblazer probe for NASA’s planned Gateway lunar space station has been moved from Rocket Lab’s new launch pad in Virginia to the company’s spaceport in New Zealand, officials recently announc...
- Rocket Lab announces three back-to-back launches for BlackSky Spaceflight Now · 15 Aug 2021 Rocket Lab is gearing up for three back-to-back missions beginning later this month from its New Zealand launch base, each carrying two commercial BlackSky Earth-imaging satellites.
- Rocket Lab wins order for three Photon missions from space manufacturing startup SpaceNews · 12 Aug 2021 Rocket Lab will build and launch three of its Photon spacecraft to serve as platforms for a startup with space manufacturing aspirations.
- Unseenlabs lines up Vega flight for fourth maritime surveillance satellite SpaceNews · 10 Aug 2021 French startup Unseenlabs is set to fly its next maritime surveillance nanosatellite on an Arianespace Vega rocket in mid-August, instead of launching with Rocket Lab as it did for the first three BRO spacecraft the vent...
- Rocket Lab to launch three sets of BlackSky satellites SpaceNews · 10 Aug 2021 Rocket Lab will conduct three launches of satellites for Earth observation company BlackSky in about one month, the fastest launch cadence the company had demonstrated to date.