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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.
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 RocketLab’s LC-1A and LC-1B launchpads in New Zealand.
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has directly impacted a number of space companies who relied on it for investment, loans, and traditional banking services.
Rocket Lab is reevaluating the implementation of mid-air recovery for its Electron boosters as a means to achieve reusability of the vehicle.
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