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

April 14, 2025

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 […]

Filed Under: HASTE Rocket, Hypersonic, Hypersonic Launch Systems, IDIQ, Military, News, Rocket Lab, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2, U.S. Air Force, UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), Wallops Flight Facility (NASA), Wallops Launch Complex Tagged With: Featured

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

Rocket Lab completes Archimedes engine build + initiates engine test campaign

May 7, 2024

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has completed the first full assembly of the company’s Archimedes engine, the new 3D printed, reusable, rocket engine for the firm’s Neutron medium lift […]

Filed Under: Archimedes Rocket Engine (Rocket Lab), Assembly, Hot-Fire Test, Neutron Launch Vehicle (Rocket Lab), News, Rocket Lab, Stennis Space Center, Wallops Launch Complex

NASA Wallops signs Space Act Agreement to support STEM outreach

January 1, 2024

NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility has reaffirmed a 25-year relationship with the Virginia Space Flight Academy (VASFA) through the signing of a new Space Act Agreement. This formal partnership provides outreach […]

Filed Under: Agencies, NASA, STEM, Training, Training Programs, Virginia Space Flight Academy (VASFA), Wallops Flight Facility (NASA), Wallops Launch Complex

Rocket Lab to launch four Leidos HASTE missions

September 13, 2023

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has signed a contract with Leidos to launch four HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) missions. The missions, scheduled across 2024 and 2025, will […]

Filed Under: HASTE Missions, Hypersonic, In-Space Testing, Leidos, Military, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NAVSEA), On-Orbit Testing, Rocket Lab, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2, Satellite Testing, SmallSat, smallsats, Wallops Launch Complex Tagged With: Featured

Northrop Grumman launches the NG-19 resupply mission to ISS

August 1, 2023

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has successfully launched their 19th resupply mission — NG-19 — to the International Space Station (ISS) under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services-2 (CRS-2) contract aboard the […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Antares Rocket, Cygnus, International Space Station (ISS), Launch, Launch Vehicle, NASA, News, Northrop Grumman, Re-Supply Mission, Wallops Launch Complex Tagged With: Featured

Rocket Lab’s first successful suborbital HASTE rocket launch for confidential customer operated under Rocket Lab’s National Security subsidiary

June 18, 2023

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 […]

Filed Under: Business Agreements, Defense Projects, Electron, Government, HASTE Rocket, NASA, Payload Hosting, Rocket Lab, Rocket Lab National Security, Rocket Launch, Suborbital Vehicle, Wallops Launch Complex Tagged With: Featured

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