News: Rocket Lab USA
Headlines from space publications, linked back to the original articles
Industry / News / Rocket Lab USA
- Launch Roundup: China, Russia, Rocket Lab, ULA join SpaceX in flying this week NASASpaceflight · 8 Dec 2025 The upcoming launch week, starting on Monday, Dec. 8, is a very busy one as…
- SPHERE debris disk survey maps hidden asteroid and comet belts in young planetary systems SpaceDaily · 3 Dec 2025 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 03, 2025 Observations with the SPHERE instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope have produced a large gallery of debris disks around nearby young stars, revealing where unseen asteroid- and comet...
- SwRI opens NOUR lab to track chemical pathways from nebulae to planetary systems SpaceDaily · 3 Dec 2025 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 03, 2025 Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has established the Nebular Origins of the Universe Research (NOUR) Laboratory to investigate how the chemistry of interstellar material leads to the...
- BlackSky confirms it was the ‘confidential customer’ on recent Rocket Lab Electron rocket launch Spaceflight Now · 27 Nov 2025 The Earth imaging company released a statement on Tuesday stating that its latest Gen-3 satellite launched successfully and began sending high-quality images within 24 hours.
- BlackSky announces latest Gen-3 satellite in orbit after confidential Electron launch SpaceNews · 25 Nov 2025 Earth observation company BlackSky was the confidential customer for the latest Rocket Lab launch, placing into orbit a satellite that has already returned its first images.
- Rocket Lab chief opens up about Neutron delays, New Glenn’s success, and NASA science Ars Technica · 24 Nov 2025 "In the end of the day, NASA has to capture the public's imagination."
- Electron launches confidential commercial satellite SpaceNews · 20 Nov 2025 Rocket Lab launched a payload for an undisclosed commercial customer Nov. 20, just hours after the company announced plans for the launch.
- Rocket Lab delays first Neutron launch to 2026 SpaceNews · 11 Nov 2025 Rocket Lab has delayed the first launch of its reusable Neutron rocket to 2026, saying it wants to maximize the chances that the flight will be a success.
- Rocket Lab delays debut of Neutron rocket to 2026 Spaceflight Now · 11 Nov 2025 Sir Peter Beck, Rocket Lab’s CEO, said during an earnings call on Monday that the rocket would arrive at Launch Complex 3 on Wallops Island, Virginia, sometime in the first quarter of 2026, “with first launch thereafter....
- Rocket Lab launches sixth iQPS satellite SpaceNews · 6 Nov 2025 A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launched a radar imaging satellite for Japanese company iQPS on Nov. 5.
- Rocket Lab’s proposed acquisition of Mynaric faces sovereignty test SpaceNews · 2 Nov 2025 Rocket Lab, based in Long Beach, California, announced in March that it planned to acquire Munich-headquartered Mynaric for about $150 million
- Rocket Lab launches seventh Synspective radar imaging satellite SpaceNews · 14 Oct 2025 Rocket Lab launched a spacecraft for one Japanese radar imaging company Oct. 14, just days after signing a contract for additional launches for another.
- Rocket Lab launches 7th StriX Earth observation satellites for Japan-based Synspective Spaceflight Now · 14 Oct 2025 The ‘Owl New World’ mission was the 13th orbital Electron launch of 2025. The synthetic aperture radar satellite was deployed into a circular low Earth orbit roughly 50 minutes after liftoff from Mahia, New Zealand.
- JAXA to launch tech demo satellites on Electron rockets SpaceNews · 13 Oct 2025 The Japanese space agency JAXA has selected Rocket Lab to launch a set of technology demonstration satellites on Electron rockets after continued delays with a Japanese launch vehicle.
- Peter Beck discusses Neutron development as maiden flight nears NASASpaceflight · 3 Oct 2025 Rocket Lab’s ambitious push to launch its Neutron medium-lift rocket before the end of the…
- Synspective purchases 10 additional Electron launches SpaceNews · 1 Oct 2025 Synspective, a Japanese company developing a constellation of radar imaging satellites, has signed a deal with Rocket Lab for an additional 10 Electron launches.
- Rocket Lab eyes Mars Telecommunications Orbiter as NASA revives mission concept NASASpaceflight · 18 Sep 2025 Rocket Lab—the operator of the world’s second-busiest orbital rocket—has been touting its vision for a…
- Widely Attended Gatherings (WAGs) Determinations NASA · 8 Sep 2025 2025 Evening with the Stars 9.10.25 MSBR Rooftop Reception 9.8.25 AIAA Dinner 8.18.25 STScI Event 7.29.25 MSBR Lunch 7.16.25 Rocket Lab Event 7.16.25 MSBR Lunch Reception 6.18.25 2025 Paris Airshow 6.13-19.25 Greater Hou...
- Rocket Lab inaugurates LC-3 at Wallops NASASpaceflight · 30 Aug 2025 Rocket Lab has inaugurated Launch Complex 3 (LC-3) for its Neutron rocket, which is set…
- Rocket Lab launches second Electron within 48 hours SpaceNews · 28 Jun 2025 A Rocket Lab Electron placed an undisclosed satellite into orbit June 28 on the company’s second launch within 48 hours and fourth this month.
- Rocket Lab launches HawkEye 360 satellites SpaceNews · 27 Jun 2025 Rocket Lab launched a set of satellites for HawkEye 360 June 26 in the first of back-to-back launches from its New Zealand launch site.
- Rocket Lab to launch European navigation tech demo satellites SpaceNews · 25 Jun 2025 Rocket Lab will launch a pair of European navigation technology demonstration satellites, as Europe again is forced to look outside the continent for launch services.
- ESA’s LEO-PNT satellites set to launch by end of year ESA · 25 Jun 2025 The European Space Agency (ESA) confirms the launch of the first two LEO-PNT satellites is planned from second half of December 2025, on a Rocket Lab Electron launcher vehicle, from New Zealand. The LEO-PNT in-orbit demo...
- Electron launches third iQPS satellite in three months SpaceNews · 11 Jun 2025 Rocket Lab launched a radar imaging satellite for Japanese company iQPS June 11, the third launch for that customer within three months.
- Rocket Lab launches BlackSky satellite SpaceNews · 3 Jun 2025 A Rocket Lab Electron successfully placed a BlackSky high-resolution imaging satellite into orbit on a June 2 launch.
- Launch Roundup: Falcon 9 to launch crewed mission, Rocket Lab to launch 65th Electron NASASpaceflight · 2 Jun 2025 SpaceX continues to dominate the launch manifest with five missions this week, including a crewed…
- Rocket Lab to launch BlackSky’s next Gen-3 satellite on Electron rocket from New Zealand Spaceflight Now · 2 Jun 2025 The mission will be Rocket Lab’s seventh Electron rocket launch of the year and its second in 2025 in support of BlackSky. Teams are targeting liftoff from Mahia, New Zealand at 11:57 a.m. NZT on June 3 (7:57 p.m. EDT, 2...
- With strategic acquisitions, Rocket Lab pursues prime defense contractor status SpaceNews · 29 May 2025 “We’re not done,” Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck told SpaceNews
- Rocket Lab to acquire satellite payload manufacturer Geost for $275 million SpaceNews · 27 May 2025 The deal positions Rocket Lab to compete for Golden Dome missile tracking satellite contracts
- Japan’s iQPS lines up eight SAR launches SpaceNews · 19 May 2025 ST. LOUIS — Japan’s Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, iQPS, plans to launch eight additional synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites through the end of 2026. Rocket Lab, the U.S. launch […]
- Rocket Lab achieves multiple milestones in Neutron development NASASpaceflight · 17 May 2025 Rocket Lab is making rapid progress in its quest to get its medium-lift launcher, Neutron,…
- Rocket Lab launches radar imaging satellite for iQPS SpaceNews · 17 May 2025 Rocket Lab launched the latest in a series of radar imaging satellites for a Japanese company May 17.
- Rocket Lab to launch NASA astrophysics smallsat mission SpaceNews · 14 May 2025 NASA selected Rocket Lab to launch a small NASA astrophysics spacecraft that will study galaxies at ultraviolet wavelengths.
- NASA Awards Launch Service Task Order for Aspera’s Galaxy Mission NASA · 14 May 2025 NASA has selected Rocket Lab USA Inc. of Long Beach, California, to launch the agency’s Aspera mission, a SmallSat to study galaxy formation and evolution, providing new insights into how the universe works. The selectio...
- Rocket Lab sees Mynaric deal as key for its constellation plans SpaceNews · 12 May 2025 Rocket Lab says its planned acquisition of a German optical communications supplier is key to its plans for both bidding on large constellations and eventually developing its own.
- Rocket Lab to debut point-to-point cargo transportation capability on 2026 Air Force mission Spaceflight Now · 10 May 2025 Rocket Lab is working towards the debut of its medium-lift reusable Neutron rocket in the second half of 2025. The company didn’t announce whether the rocket used on this mission would carry a payload onboard.
- Rocket Lab’s Neutron tapped for U.S. military cargo test SpaceNews · 8 May 2025 Neutron, designed to lift up to 13,000 kg to low Earth orbit, remains on schedule for its inaugural launch in 2025
- Rocket Lab sees demand for Electron despite rideshare competition SpaceNews · 10 Apr 2025 COLORADO SPRINGS — Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck said his company has found a successful market providing dedicated launches for small satellites — a strategy that he said does not […]
- Rocket Lab, Stoke Space join National Security Space Launch competition SpaceNews · 27 Mar 2025 The companies were selected to compete for $5.6 billion in Pentagon launch contracts
- US Space Force Selects Rocket Lab Neutron Rocket For $5.6B NSSL Phase 3 Contract The Launch Pad · 27 Mar 2025 US Space Force Selects Rocket Lab Neutron Rocket For $5.6B NSSL Phase 3 Contract