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Rocket Lab’s explanation about launch delay of super secret government mission of JAKE 4 HASTE is precisely because it’s “a super secret government mission” … nuff said

The explanation of the delay of JAKE 4 HASTE launch is because it’s a “super secret government mission”. And, due to the mission’s nature, specific details about the hold are […]

Northrop Grumman invests $50 million in Firefly Aerospace to advance Eclipse™ medium launch vehicle

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has invested $50 million into Firefly Aerospace to further advance production of the companies’ co-developed medium launch vehicle, now known as Eclipse™. Filling a void […]

Rocket Lab on-ramped to multi-billion$ U.S. + U.K. defense contracts for hypersonic HASTE

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has been selected to provide hypersonic test launch capability via the company’s HASTE launch vehicle, engineering expertise, and other services through its participation in […]

Firefly Aerospace awarded NASA contract to launch INCUS mission from Wallops

Firefly Aerospace has been awarded a fixed-price NASA’s Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) contract for a dedicated Alpha launch of the agency’s Investigation of Convective Updrafts (INCUS) mission […]

Rocket Lab’s HASTE suborbital launch vehicle soars testing hypersonic test launch capabilities

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 […]

Successful 1st flight of Kratos’ Erinyes™ Hypersonic Test Bed

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS) recently revealed that the firm’s Space & Missile Defense Systems Business Unit, a part of Kratos’ Defense & Rocket Support Systems (DRSS) […]

U.S. Space Force awards $14.49 million contract to Rocket Lab for Space Test Program-30

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) announces its award of a $14.49 million task order from the U.S. Space Force (USSF) to launch an Electron mission from Launch Complex 2. […]

NASA to launch sounding rockets into the Moon’s shadow during solar eclipse

NASA intends to launch three sounding rockets during the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, to study how Earth’s upper atmosphere is affected when sunlight momentarily dims over a […]