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Rocket Lab unveils plan to land Neutron rockets at sea, 1st launch in 2025

The new Neutron rocket includes a "hippo" mouth fairing that deploys upper stages by spitting them out from inside.

Space

Rocket Lab signs 1st customer for its powerful new Neutron rocket. But who is it?

Rocket Lab is targeting mid-2025 for the debut of its partially reusable Neutron rocket, with commercial launches to start in 2026.

Space

Can Rocket Lab come to NASA's rescue with new Mars sample-return plan?

In response to NASA's plea for help bringing the cost and complexity of its Mars sample-return program, Rocket Lab has won a contract to study a potential solution.

Space

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HBO's 'Wild Wild Space' provides an inside look at the private space race (review)

A review of HBO’s new documentary "Wild Wild Space," which chronicles the private space race via three of its high-profile players.

Space

Rocket Lab launches 5 IoT satellites on landmark 50th mission (video)

Rocket Lab launched its Electron rocket for the 50th time on Thursday (June 20), reaching the milestone in record time.

Space

NASA selects Rocket Lab for back-to-back climate change research launches

NASA's PREFIRE mission will deploy a pair of satellites from twin launches aboard Rocket Lab's Electron rockets that will contribute to climate change studies in the Arctic and Antarctica.

Space

US Space Force picks Rocket Lab for 2025 Victus Haze space domain awareness mission

A recent $32 million contract between the U.S. Space Force and Rocket Lab will lead to the creation of a spacecraft to enhance national security supporting space domain awareness.

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Building rockets and looking for life on Venus: Q&A with Rocket Lab's Peter Beck

Space.com caught up with Rocket Lab founder and CEO Peter Beck recently to talk about the company's ambitious plans for the future, which include a private life-hunting mission to Venus.

Space

Rocket Lab gearing up to refly Electron booster for 1st time

Rocket Lab has put a recovered Electron first stage back into its production line, a big step toward the company's first-ever rocket reflight.

Space

What happens when a school bans smartphones? A complete transformation

Teachers say mobile phones make their lives a living hell – so one Massachusetts school barred them

The Guardian - US

Rocket Lab aims for Dec. 13 Electron launch, 1st since failure in September

Rocket Lab is gearing up for the 42nd launch of its Electron rocket, which has been grounded since a malfunction led to the loss of a payload during a mission in September.

Space

September launch failure likely caused by 'electrical arc,' Rocket Lab says

Rocket Lab has identified an unwanted 'electrical arc' as the likely cause of its September launch failure, though the company's investigation continues.

Space

Luxon aims for the stars

A Minister for Space and an outer space-themed school prize are among the latest suite of National policies aimed at giving some rocket fuel to the aerospace industry

Newsroom.co.nz

This SpaceX rival may finally force the space industry to deal with its junk

Powerhouses like SpaceX and Rocket Lab are looking into reusable parts for their rockets, which could make above-Earth tourism and research cheaper and more sustainable.

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Satellite breaks free of Earth orbit and is heading towards moon

It is hoped the satellite will soar past the moon before being pulled back into its orbit

Asharq Al-Awsat

NASA Satellite Breaks from Orbit around Earth, Heads to Moon

A satellite the size of a microwave oven successfully broke free from its orbit around Earth on Monday and is headed toward the moon, the latest step in NASA's plan to land astronauts on the lunar surface again. It's been an unusual journey already for the Capstone satellite. It was…

The Independent UK

NASA satellite breaks from orbit around Earth, heads to moon

A satellite the size of a microwave oven successfully broke free from its orbit around Earth and is headed toward the moon

Benzinga

Ball Aerospace Picks Rocket Lab To Power NASA's GLIDE Spacecraft

Ball Corp (NYSE:BALL) subsidiary Ball Aerospace has selected Rocket Lab USA Inc (NASDAQ:RKLB) to manufacture the Solar Array Panel to power NASA's Global Lyman-Alpha Imager of Dynamic Exosphere (GLIDE) mission spacecraft planned to launch in 2025. GLIDE is a heliophysics mission intended to study variability in Earth's atmosphere. The Solar Array Panel will utilize SolAero…

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Rocket Lab successfully snags rocket booster midair using helicopter

Using a helicopter to retrieve boosters is part of the private aerospace company's plan to save costs and reuse rockets.

Inverse

Watch: Amazing video shows a helicopter catching a rocket booster mid-air

For the first time ever, Rocket Lab captured its Electron booster mid-air via helicopter. It's one big step toward reuse of the rocket.

The Independent UK

New Zealand rocket caught but then dropped by helicopter

Using a helicopter to catch a falling rocket is such a complex task that Peter Beck likens it to a “supersonic ballet.”

ABC News

Rocket builder to attempt to catch falling booster using a helicopter

Rocket Lab is gearing up to catch a falling four-storey-tall rocket booster using a helicopter off New Zealand's coast.

Benzinga

Rocket Lab Eyes To Fill The Vacuum Created By Russia's Soyuz

Rocket Lab USA Inc (NASDAQ:RKLB) weighed ways to accelerate the development of its next rocket, Bloomberg reports. The invasion of Ukraine effectively ended commercial business for Russia's Soyuz medium-lift rocket. The Russian rocket earned a reputation for being reliable and affordable. Rocket Lab could build three Neutron rockets in 2024, the year…

Inverse

Rocket Lab Venus mission: Launch date and plans for ambitious exploration

Forget Mars: Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck has an ambitious plan to visit Venus to look for life and possibly phosphine. Here's what he plans to do.

Inverse

SpaceX Starship: Rocket Lab CEO explains a flaw in Elon Musk's plan

Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck has warned that SpaceX's Starship won't be ideal for all its planned uses.

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