Rocket Lab’s second dedicated mission for Leidos successfully lifted off on November 24, 2024, at 06:00 UTC. The launch was performed by HASTE, a vehicle derived from the two-stage orbital-class […]
HASTE Rocket
Rocket Lab’s first successful suborbital HASTE rocket launch for confidential customer operated under Rocket Lab’s National Security subsidiary
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) a global provider of launch services and space systems, has successfully launched its first suborbital testbed launch vehicle, called HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test […]
DIU awards 1st contracts for prototyping hypersonic systems
As the Department of Defense (DoD) pursues joint research and development on hypersonic defense programs, the Department’s ability to test those systems is critical. Currently, testing is limited to land- […]
Hypersonix to partner with launch provider Rocket Lab for initial hypersonic test vehicle launch
Defense Innovation Unit’s (DIU’s) hypersonic and high-cadence testing capabilities (HyCAT) project and its mission partners are prototyping a suite of modern, low-cost, high-cadence, dual-use airborne testing platforms (vehicles) that provide […]