Rocket Lab has won a contract from Japanese radar satellite company iQPS for three additional Electron launches.

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Decision clears path for April closing after months of scrutiny over keeping key space technology in domestic hands

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Rocket Lab launched the latest in a series of satellites for Japanese radar imaging company Synspective on March 20.

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The contract is for 20 hypersonic flight missions over four years

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Rocket Lab launched a spacecraft March 5 for a confidential customer, most likely Earth observation company BlackSky.

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NASA has provided new details about its plans to procure a Mars communications orbiter funded under last year’s budget reconciliation bill as companies continue positioning themselves to bid on it.

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The failure of a propellant tank during testing in January will delay the first launch of Rocket Lab’s Neutron rocket to at least the fourth quarter of this year.

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Rheinmetall’s reported interest in the laser communications firm would complicate Rocket Lab’s planned acquisition

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Launch companies are divided on how to compete with SpaceX in a market where demand outstrips supply, yet customers remain price sensitive.

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A Rocket Lab Electron launched a South Korean imaging satellite Jan. 29 on the rocket’s second flight of the year.

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A Rocket Lab Electron launched the first satellites for a new constellation being developed by Open Cosmos that will use spectrum previously assigned to Rivada Space Networks.

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A tank built for Rocket Lab’s Neutron rocket was damaged during qualification testing, threatening to further delay the vehicle’s first flight.

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Pete Hegseth praises U.S.-built satellites and rapid launch as Trump administration escalates pressure on legacy primes

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We are in an era where planetary science no longer depends on government missions. Commercial capabilities are mature and ready to deliver a higher cadence of planetary exploration that fits […]

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Rocket Lab successfully launched a Japanese radar imaging satellite Dec. 21 in the final flight of a record-setting year for the company.

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L3Harris, Lockheed Martin, Rocket Lab and Northrop Grumman won contracts to build 72 satellites

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The STP-S30 mission will test flat, disk-shaped smallsat design for sustained operations in very low orbit

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A Rocket Lab Electron rocket successfully launched a technology demonstration satellite for JAXA Dec. 13 as the company reshuffles its launch manifest.

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When a Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California late Nov. 16, it did something that was unprecedented a decade ago but unremarkable today: it landed […]

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Earth observation company BlackSky was the confidential customer for the latest Rocket Lab launch, placing into orbit a satellite that has already returned its first images.

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Rocket Lab launched a payload for an undisclosed commercial customer Nov. 20, just hours after the company announced plans for the launch.

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Rocket Lab has delayed the first launch of its reusable Neutron rocket to 2026, saying it wants to maximize the chances that the flight will be a success.

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A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launched a radar imaging satellite for Japanese company iQPS on Nov. 5.

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Rocket Lab, based in Long Beach, California, announced in March that it planned to acquire Munich-headquartered Mynaric for about $150 million

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