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

May 29, 2025

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 […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Eclipse™ Medium Launch Vehicle, Firefly Aerospace, Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO), Low Earth Orbit (LEO), NASA, News, Northrop Grumman, SmallSat, Smallsat Launch Vehicles, smallsats, Wallops Flight Facility (NASA), Wallops Island Tagged With: Featured

Rocket Lab awarded new HASTE launch contract for the DoD by Kratos

April 23, 2025

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has been selected by Kratos to launch a full-scale, hypersonic test flight for the Department of Defense (DOD) under the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), Department of Defense (DoD), Government, HASTE Missions, HASTE Rocket, Hypersonic, Hypersonic Technologies, Hypersonic Weapon System, Hypersonics Capabilities, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Leidos, Military, Multi-Service Advanced Capabilities Hypersonic Testbed (MACH-TB), News, Rocket Lab, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Department of Defense, Wallops Island, Wallops Launch Complex

Rocket Lab’s Neutron Rocket On-Ramped for the USSF’s $5.6 billion NSSL program

March 27, 2025

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has been selected by the U.S. Space Force (USSF) to compete for the Department of Defense’s highest-priority national security missions for the National Security […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Department of Defense (DoD), Government, IDIQ, Medium-Lift Launch Vehicle, Military, Neutron Launch Vehicle (Rocket Lab), News, NSSL Phase 3, Rocket Lab, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 3, Rocket Lab National Security, U.S. Department of Defense, United States Space Force (USSF), Wallops Island, Wallops Launch Complex Tagged With: Featured

Rocket Lab announces Q3 2024 financial results — plus — MLA constellation contract signed

November 13, 2024

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has shared the firm’s financial results for fiscal third quarter, ended September 30, 2024. Rocket Lab founder and CEO, Sir Peter Beck, said, “In […]

Filed Under: Constellation, Electron, Fiscal Updates, Medium-Lift Launch Vehicle, Multiple Launch Agreement (MLA), Neutron Launch Vehicle (Rocket Lab), News, Rocket, Rocket Lab, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 3, Rocket Propulsion, Rocket Technologies, Smallsat Constellation, Space Systems, Wallops Island, Wallops Launch Complex

Firefly Aerospace adds Alpha Launch capability on Wallops Island, Virginia

June 25, 2024

Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, is adding an Alpha launch capability at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) on Wallops Island, Virginia. In support of Firefly’s responsive space […]

Filed Under: Alpha Missions (FIrefly), Alpha Rocket, Firefly Aerospace, Launch Facilities, LEO, SmallSat, Smallsat Launch, Smallsat Launch Vehicles, Smallsat Manufacturing, Smallsat Markets, Smallsat Payloads, smallsats, Wallops Island, Wallops Launch Complex Tagged With: Featured

Missile Defense Agency satellites track first hypersonic launch

June 15, 2024

The Defense Department’s advanced missile tracking satellites logged their first views of a hypersonic flight test this week, according to the Missile Defense Agency. MDA didn’t disclose the date of […]

Filed Under: Australia, Constellation, Data Analytics, Department of Defense (DoD), Global, Hypersonic, Hypersonic Aircraft, Hypersonic Interceptor, Hypersonic Technologies, Hypersonix [Australia], Interceptor, L3Harris Technologies, Launch, Launches, Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW), Manufacturing, MDA, Military, Military Constellation, Missile, Northrop Grumman, SDA, Smallsat Constellation, Space Development Agency (SDA), Space Sensors, Testbed, Wallops Island Tagged With: Featured

Rocket Lab Secures Multi-Launch Contract With HawkEye 360 — This Will Be The Company’s Baptismal Electron Launch From LC2 On Wallops Island, Virginia

April 19, 2022

Rocket Lab (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”) has been selected by Virginia-based HawkEye 360 to launch three Electron missions for the radio frequency geospatial analytics provider — the […]

Filed Under: Analytics, Business Moves, Contracts, Electron, Geospatial, Inaugural, Launch, Launch Facilities, Launch Management, Launch Vehicle, Multi-Launch Agreement, USA, Virginia, Wallops Island Tagged With: Featured

Rocket Lab’s Electron Rocket Propels Synspective’s StriX-β SAR Smallsat To Orbit + Wallops Island Selected As The Firm’s Neutron Rocket Site

February 28, 2022

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has successfully deployed a second Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite to orbit for data and solutions provider Synspective, bringing the total number of satellites […]

Filed Under: Building, Business Moves, Constellation, Electron, Launch, Launch Facilities, Launch Vehicle, New Zealand, SmallSat, Wallops Island Tagged With: Featured

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