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- Rocket Lab launches eight OroraTech satellites SpaceNews · 26 Mar 2025 Rocket Lab launched eight satellites for a German company that is expanding its constellation to detect and track wildfires.
- Rocket Lab to launch 8 wildfire detection satellites for OroraTech on Electron rocket Spaceflight Now · 26 Mar 2025 These first eight satellites are part of OroraTech’s plan to deploy up to 100 satellites by 2028. Liftoff from Mahia, New Zealand is set for 4:30 a.m. NZT on March 27 (11:30 a.m. EDT, 1530 UTC on March 26).
- Rocket Lab launches final set of Kinéis satellites SpaceNews · 18 Mar 2025 Rocket Lab has completed the deployment of a constellation of Internet-of-Things satellites for French company Kinéis with a launch March 17.
- Rocket Lab launches Japanese SAR satellite SpaceNews · 15 Mar 2025 Rocket Lab launched a radar imaging satellite for a Japanese company March 14, the first of eight such missions under contract with that customer.
- Rocket Lab to expand into laser communications with Mynaric acquisition SpaceNews · 12 Mar 2025 Rocket Lab announced plans March 11 to buy its optical communications terminal supplier Mynaric, which entered restructuring last month following production delays and supply chain issues.
- Launch Roundup: SpaceX, Rocket Lab, and Firefly set to launch amid busy launch manifest NASASpaceflight · 10 Mar 2025 This week, a busy launch manifest will see SpaceX launch the Crew-10 and Starlink Group…
- Rocket Lab reaffirms 2025 first launch of Neutron SpaceNews · 28 Feb 2025 Rocket Lab says the first launch of its Neutron rocket remains planned for 2025 after a recent research report concluded it could slip to as late as 2027.
- NASA Installs Heat Shield on First Private Spacecraft Bound for Venus NASA · 27 Feb 2025 Engineers at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, Bohdan Wesely, right, and Eli Hiss, left, complete a fit check of the two halves of a space capsule that will study the clouds of Venus for signs o...
- Marotta Controls Delivers 50,000th CoRe Valve to Rocket Lab SpaceNews · 20 Feb 2025 CoRe Flow Controls combine legacy expertise with high volume production to support launch vehicle applications in commercial space sector. MONTVILLE, N.J. — February 19, 2025 — Marotta Controls, a rapidly […]
- 2 Launches In 4 Minutes; Rocket Lab and SpaceX Conduct Simultaneous Launches The Launch Pad · 19 Feb 2025 2 Launches In 4 Minutes; Rocket Lab and SpaceX Conduct Simultaneous Launches
- Rocket Lab and SpaceX perform launches minutes apart SpaceNews · 19 Feb 2025 Rocket Lab launched the first new generation imaging satellite for BlackSky Feb. 18 at almost the same time SpaceX achieved a new Falcon 9 milestone.
- Rocket Lab to launch BlackSky Gen-3 satellite on 60th Electron flight Spaceflight Now · 18 Feb 2025 The mission, dubbed ‘Fasten Your Space Belts,’ will be Rocket Lab’s second launch of the year and its ninth launch supporting BlackSky as a customer. Liftoff from New Zealand is set for 12:15 p.m. NZDT on Feb. 19 (6:15 p...
- Launch Roundup – Falcon 9 targets first Booster Landing in the Bahamas NASASpaceflight · 17 Feb 2025 Three SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink missions and a Rocket Lab Electron launching from New Zealand…
- Rocket Lab launches fourth set of Kinéis satellites SpaceNews · 8 Feb 2025 Rocket Lab launched a fourth set of satellites for French company Kinéis Feb. 8 as it extends its lead in the small launch sector.
- Rocket Lab to launch first Electron rocket of 2025 from New Zealand Spaceflight Now · 7 Feb 2025 The mission will be the company’s 59th Electron rocket launch to date. Liftoff of the ‘IoT 4 You and Me’ mission is set for 9:43 a.m. NZDT on Feb. 9 (3:43 p.m. EST, 2043 UTC on Feb. 8).
- Beck says space industry benefited from SPAC mania SpaceNews · 5 Feb 2025 The previous wave of space investment resulted in funding of “silly” ideas but was “fantastic” for the industry overall, says the CEO of Rocket Lab.
- Rocket Lab, Orora Technologies contract for “responsive launch” ahead of main 2025 wildfire season Spaceflight Now · 24 Jan 2025 The eight satellites will also fulfill a concept study contract awarded to OroraTech and Spire Global by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in October 2024. A specific launch date hasn't been announced, but Rocket Lab said...
- Space Minds with Peter Beck SpaceNews · 23 Jan 2025 In this weeks inaugural episode of Space Minds our guest is Peter Beck, founder and CEO of Rocket Lab, who provides us some background on his passion for space, on engineers leading companies, why Rocket Lab is not a lau...
- Rocket Lab to launch OroraTech satellites SpaceNews · 22 Jan 2025 Rocket Lab announced Jan. 22 a contract to launch a set of wildfire-monitoring satellites for German company OroraTech on a short turnaround.
- Rocket Lab asks NASA to open up MSR to commercial competition SpaceNews · 8 Jan 2025 Rocket Lab is asking the incoming administration to reconsider NASA’s plans for Mars Sample Return (MSR), arguing it can offer a better alternative.
- Rocket Lab launches sixth Synspective radar imaging satellite SpaceNews · 21 Dec 2024 A Rocket Lab Electron successfully launched a radar satellite for Synspective Dec. 21, days after that Japanese company lifted off on the stock market.
- Launch Roundup: SpaceX plans for five customer missions; Rocket Lab to launch mission for Synspective NASASpaceflight · 16 Dec 2024 The orbital launch manifest for the week of Dec. 16 through Dec. 22 is set…
- Rocket Lab launches two Electrons within 24 hours SpaceNews · 25 Nov 2024 Rocket Lab launched a pair of Electron rockets with 24 hours of each other Nov. 24, a first for the company.
- Rocket Lab Signs First Customer for Neutron, Targets Mid-2025 Launch The Launch Pad · 23 Nov 2024 Rocket Lab Signs First Customer for Neutron, Targets Mid-2025 Launch
- Launch Roundup: Falcon 9 launches continue, Rocket Lab to launch two Electrons, Russia to fly to ISS NASASpaceflight · 20 Nov 2024 Following the sixth flight of SpaceX’s Starship on Tuesday, four additional orbital launches are planned worldwide. Rocket Lab will launch an experimental hypersonic testbed payload using a modified Electron from Wallops...
- Rocket Lab signs first Neutron launch customer SpaceNews · 14 Nov 2024 Rocket Lab says it has signed the first customer for its Neutron launch vehicle as the company pushes towards a mid-2025 first launch of the vehicle.
- Rocket Lab wins $8 million U.S. Air Force contract for engine development SpaceNews · 12 Nov 2024 The contract is to advance digital engineering processes for the company’s next-generation Archimedes rocket engine
- Rocket Lab stock surges almost 30% to near all-time high after company’s Q3 results CNBC · 12 Nov 2024 Rocket Lab shares surged in trading Wednesday after the company reported third-quarter results and announced its first customer for its coming Neutron vehicle.
- Rocket Lab launches undisclosed commercial payload SpaceNews · 5 Nov 2024 A Rocket Lab Electron launched a commercial payload Nov. 5 on a flight wrapped in as much secrecy as a classified government mission.
- Launch Roundup: SpaceX launches cargo resupply mission to ISS, Roscosmos and Rocket Lab also launch NASASpaceflight · 4 Nov 2024 This week got off to a flying start when new science experiments and cargo were launched to the International Space Station, and Roscosmos launched ionospheric research satellites. Rocket Lab has also launched its Electr...
- Rocket Lab confirms plan to bid for Pentagon launch contracts with new medium rocket SpaceNews · 4 Nov 2024 The company will submit a proposal to on-ramp its Neutron vehicle in the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 1 program
- Launch Roundup: China launch crew to Tiangong Space Station, Russia launches military payload NASASpaceflight · 28 Oct 2024 In another busy week of launches, China launched three taikonauts to the Tiangong Space Station aboard a Chang Zheng rocket this week as part of the Shenzhou 19 mission. Additionally, both Russia and Japan will launch mi...
- Chris Moran, Lockheed Martin Ventures – Commercial Space Transformers SpaceNews · 22 Oct 2024 In this episode of Commercial Space Transformers SpaceNews Senior Staff Writer Jason Rainbow speaks with Chris Moran, Vice President and General Manager, Lockheed Martin Ventures (LMV). LMV is Lockheed Martin's Venture C...
- NASA awards Rocket Lab study contract for Mars Sample Return SpaceNews · 8 Oct 2024 NASA has awarded a contract to Rocket Lab to study alternative concepts for Mars Sample Return (MSR), joining several other efforts to improve the cost and schedule of the program.
- Find Exoasteroids and Peek into the Future NASA · 23 Sep 2024 What will remain of our solar system a few billion years from now? We’re launching the Exoasteroids project to gather some clues. Join this new citizen science project, and help search for variable white dwarfs – bizarre...
- Rocket Lab launches 5 Internet of Things satellites following mid-week scrub Spaceflight Now · 18 Sep 2024 The mission will be the 53rd launch of an Electron rocket to date. Liftoff from Launch Complex 1 Pad A happened on Sept. 21 at 11:01 a.m. NZST (Sept. 20 at 7:01 p.m. EDT, 2301 UTC).
- Rocket Lab-built Mars smallsats arrive at launch site SpaceNews · 19 Aug 2024 A pair of smallsats built by Rocket Lab for a NASA mission to Mars have arrived in Florida for a launch this fall on the inaugural flight of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket.
- Rocket Lab’s Mars-bound twin satellites – Blue and Gold – hit the road ahead of Blue Origin launch Spaceflight Now · 16 Aug 2024 The twin spacecraft, named Blue and Gold, left Rocket Lab’s Long Beach facilities on Thursday to begin the trip to Florida. The EscaPADE mission will launch aboard Blue Origin’s first New Glenn rocket.
- Rocket Lab launches Capella Space SAR satellite SpaceNews · 11 Aug 2024 Rocket Lab launched a Capella Space radar imaging satellite Aug. 11 on a mission that illustrated the flexibility offered by, but also the challenges facing, small launch vehicles.
- Rocket Lab fires Archimedes engine for the first time SpaceNews · 9 Aug 2024 Rocket Lab has fired its Archimedes engine for the first time, a key step in its efforts to develop the Neutron reusable rocket.