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- 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...
- 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...