Firefly is partnering with Kratos Defense and Security Solutions as a member of the MACH-TB 2.0 team—an expanding national coalition driving the next era of American hypersonics—as a partner, Firefly […]
Hypersonic
Ursa Major raises $100 million to scale hypersonics, solid rocket motors and space mobility
Ursa Major has closed $100 million in its Series E funding round and received an additional $50 million in debt funding commitments—investors include both new and long-term supporters of Ursa […]
Rocket Lab’s successful launch of HASTE Mission for Defense Innovation Unit, Missile Defense Agency
Rocket Lab released this announcement: Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB), a provider of launch services and space systems, successfully launched a suborbital mission with its HASTE launch vehicle for the […]
Rocket Lab’s HASTE suborbital flight of JUSTIN mission now set for Tuesday launch
JUSTIN is the mission name for a Rocket Lab HASTE suborbital flight, scheduled to launch on Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM – 10:00 PM PDT, from the Mid-Atlantic […]
Rocket Lab’s HASTE program sends JENNA on her mission
Rocket Lab successfully launched the JENNA mission, a suborbital flight under its Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test (HASTE) program, from Wallops Island, Virginia, on September 22, 2025, around 7:45 PM EDT. […]
Rocket Lab to launch secretive Jake 4 customer soon
Rocket Lab’s HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) is a modified Electron rocket for suborbital hypersonic testing. It is a liquid-fueled launch vehicle designed to provide cost-effective and high-cadence testing […]
Rocket Lab launch of JAKE 4 HASTE on super secret government mission on hold
Rocket Lab is scheduled to launch their Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE) into low Earth orbit on Sunday, July 13 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 […]
BAE Systems’ $1.2 billion contract for U.S. Space Force missile warning and tracking satellite system
BAE Systems has been awarded a $1.2 billion contract by U.S. Space Systems Command to provide the U.S. Space Force with missile tracking satellite capabilities. BAE Systems will serve as […]
Venus Aerospace completes historic U.S. hypersonic engine flight test
Venus Aerospace, earlier this month, successfully completed the first U.S. flight test of a next-generation rocket engine: a Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE). This milestone marks a breakthrough in American […]
Leidos team completes reusable hypersonic test launches for MACH-TB program + DoD reusability demo of hypersonic test vehicle
A Leidos-led (NYSE: LDOS) industry team has successfully completed two reusable/recoverable innovative hypersonic solution tests for the Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center (TRMC) Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test […]