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Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB), a global leader in launch services and space systems, has been selected by the U.S. Space Force to compete for missions under the Department of Defense’s (DoD) prestigious National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 1 contract.
In a remarkable display of the increasing tempo of commercial spaceflight, Rocket Lab and SpaceX launched missions from opposite sides of the globe within mere minutes of each other.
Rocket Lab has secured the first customer for its Neutron launch vehicle as it works toward a mid-2025 inaugural launch.
Rocket Lab has successfully launched the fifth synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite for Japanese company Synspective. The Electron rocket, carrying the StriX spacecraft, lifted off from Pad B at Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 at 9:39 a.m. Eastern time.
In a prestigious recognition of his extraordinary contributions to aerospace innovation, Peter Beck has been named a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in this year’s King's Birthday Honours List.
Capella Space, a provider of radar imaging satellites, has announced it will the the remaining two Acadia satellites on SpaceX rideshare missions in response to deployment disruptions caused by RocketLab's Electron launch failure on September 19th.
Rocket Lab opened its Engine Development Center in Long Beach, California on October 4th. The new facility, spanning a sprawling 13,400 square meters, is poised to play a pivotal role in advancing the production of Rocket Lab's engines.
RocketLab's 41st Electron mission "We Will Never Desert You" has ended in a launch failure due the failure of the 2nd stage.
RocketLab has released new renders of their Neutron rocket. Rocket Lab's Neutron rocket, is a cutting-edge medium-lift two-stage launch vehicle currently in development.
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-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island, Virginia; with minimal public awareness and no live webcast, the launch remained shrouded in secrecy until after liftoff.
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