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- NorthStar Signs Multi Launch Deal With RocketLab Following Virgin Orbit Collapse The Launch Pad · 22 Jun 2023 Canada's NorthStar Earth and Space has signed a multi-launch deal with Rocket Lab, with the first four satellites set to be launched on an Electron rocket in the coming fall, following the collapse of there original laun...
- NorthStar pivots to Rocket Lab following Virgin Orbit’s collapse SpaceNews · 22 Jun 2023 Canada’s NorthStar Earth and Space has signed a multi-launch deal with Rocket Lab after Virgin Orbit’s bankruptcy shattered plans to start deploying its space situational awareness (SSA) satellites this summer.
- Rocket Lab launches first HASTE mission Teslarati · 19 Jun 2023 Launching at 9:24 PM ET on June 17th (01:24 UTC June 18th), the first Rocket Lab HASTE launch vehicle successfully lifted off...
- RocketLab Launches First Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron The Launch Pad · 18 Jun 2023 Rocket Lab has successfully conducted a secretive suborbital test launch of its Electron vehicle. The mission, named Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE), took place at Launch Complex 2 at the Mid-Atla...
- Rocket Lab launches first suborbital version of Electron SpaceNews · 18 Jun 2023 Operating under a veil of secrecy pierced only by the ignition of the rocket’s engines, Rocket Lab launched the first suborbital variant of its Electron vehicle June 17.
- Launch Roundup: ULA launches Delta IV Heavy; SpaceX launches three missions NASASpaceflight · 17 Jun 2023 In what will be a quiet week for orbital launches, Rocket Lab launched its first suborbital Electron mission; SpaceX launched the Satria satellite to geostationary transfer orbit; China launched the Shiyan 25 payload to...
- Rocket Lab’s Electron delivers TROPICS constellation to orbit Teslarati · 26 May 2023 Electron, Rocket Lab’s small satellite launch vehicle, launched twice, just ~2 weeks apart from the companies Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New...
- NASA, Rocket Lab Complete Launch of TROPICS CubeSat Constellation NASA · 26 May 2023 The final pair of NASA’s TROPICS (Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats) are in orbit after successfully launching at 11:46 p.m. EDT, May 25, (3:46 p....
- Electron launches second pair of NASA TROPICS cubesats SpaceNews · 26 May 2023 A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launched a second pair of NASA storm-tracking cubesats late May 25, six years and three dozen flights after the company’s first orbital launch attempt.
- Rocket Lab launches final TROPICS mission NASASpaceflight · 24 May 2023 Just under three weeks after Rocket Lab launched the “Rocket Like a Hurricane” mission placing two time-resolved observations of precipitation structure and storm intensity with a constellation of smallsats (TROPICS) sat...
- NASA, Rocket Lab Announce Coverage for Second TROPICS Launch NASA · 16 May 2023 After successfully launching the first pair of small satellites earlier this month from New Zealand, NASA and Rocket Lab are now targeting no earlier than 1:30 a.m. EDT Monday, May 22 (5:30 p.m. NZST), to launch the seco...
- Rocket Lab sees itself as leader of the small launch industry SpaceNews · 10 May 2023 As other companies suffer technical or financial setbacks, Rocket Lab says it believes it is the leader in the small launch market with little competition.
- Rocket Lab revenue increases slightly, company adds NASA launch contract CNBC · 9 May 2023 Rocket Lab’s revenue increased slightly in the first quarter, but losses grew as well, as the spacecraft and launch company added a NASA contract and continued to invest in its future Neutron vehicle.
- NASA, Rocket Lab Launch First Pair of Storm Observing CubeSats NASA · 8 May 2023 Two NASA CubeSats designed to study tropical cyclones, including hurricanes and typhoons, successfully launched at 1 p.m. Monday NZST (9 p.m. EDT Sunday).
- 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