New Zealand-based (but Nasdaq-listed) Rocket Lab has confirmed that it intends attacking the Direct-to-Consumer market currently dominated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX and its Starlink broadband system. Rocket Lab, founded by […]
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Dawn Aerospace secures flight collaboration with U.S. universities for suborbital research
Dawn Aerospace will be flying research payloads from three leading U.S. institutions—Arizona State University, California Polytechnic State University, and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab—on the company’s rocket-powered aircraft, the Mk-II […]
Rocket Lab’s launch of OroraTech’s ‘Finding Hot Wildfires Near You’ will help tackle wildfires around the world
Right on time at 11:30 a.m. EST (1530 GMT) on March 26, from Rocket Lab’s Pad B at Launch Complex 1, Mahia base in New Zealand, the 59-foot (18-meter), three-stage […]
Rocket Lab to launch Finding Hot Wildfires Near You (OroraTech OTC-P1) expanding their constellation
“Finding Hot Wildfires Near You” is a rapid turnaround mission for OroraTech, a Germany-based global provider of wildfire detection and monitoring solutions. Rocket Lab will launch a dedicated mission for OroraTech […]
Could Rocket Lab gain ground in D2C race?
There’s no doubt that Elon Musk’s Starlink broadband-by-satellite system currently dominates Direct-To-Consumer (D2C) transmissions. Starlink is also enjoying success in serving Cruise ships and airlines with high-speed connectivity. There’s currently […]
Successful Rocket Lab launch completes deployment of full Kinéis Constellation in less than a year
Rocket Lab’s announcement: Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today successfully launched its Electron rocket, deploying five satellites to Low Earth […]
Forrester’s Digest: Rocket Lab announces $500m stock offering
Sir Peter Beck’s New Zealand-based rocket company has gone ahead with its $500 million (€461.1m) cash-raising exercise. Rocket Lab has already confirmed an offer to buy German-based laser connectivity specialist […]
Rocket Lab plans Friday launch of The Lightning God Reigns (iQPS Launch 1) Japan’s Earth imaging
Rocket Lab will launch a dedicated mission for the Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS), a Japan-based Earth imaging company on Friday, March 14, 5:00PM – 7:00 PM […]
Rocket Lab’s Electron beating Musk’s Falcon 9
February 19th saw the New Zealand-based Rocket Lab, founded by Sir Peter Beck, launch its 60th Electron mission. The company specializes in launching smaller satellites, and its record to date […]
Rocket Lab’s Electron launches BlackSky’s Fasten Your Seatbelts
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) a global leader in launch services and space systems, today successfully launched its 60th Electron to deploy the next satellite in the Earth-imaging satellite […]