The Space Development Agency awarded Rocket Lab a contract Jan. 8 to deliver 18 Tranche 2 transport layer satellites. (Northrop Grumman) By Courtney Albon, Published by Defense News, 8 January 2024 WASHINGTON — The Space Development Agency awarded Rocket Lab $515 million to build 18 data transport satellites. The company
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launches a Capella Space satellite on Sept. 19, 2023. The rocket suffered an anomaly about 2.5 minutes into flight, resulting in the loss of the satellite. (Image credit: Rocket Lab) By Mike Wall, Published by Space.com, 9 November 2023 The company plans to return to flight
Hypersonix’s DART AE is powered by a hydrogen-fueled scramjet engine. Credit: Hypersonix Launch Systems By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 9 November 2023 The suborbital payload is a scramjet-powered vehicle made by the Australian firm Hypersonix WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab announced a new mission for its suborbital launch vehicle —
A view of the doomed Electron fairing.Photo: Rocket Lab By George Dvorsky, Published by Gizmodo, 26 October 2023 Following an in-flight anomaly during an Electron launch in September, Rocket Lab has been granted FAA authorization to resume its launch operations, with an anticipated return this quarter. Rocket Lab, headquartered in
A suborbital version of Rocket Lab's Electron rocket, dubbed HASTE, launched for the first time June 17, demonstrating its utility to support hypersonic testing. (NASA/Patrick Black) By Courtney Albon, Published by Defense News, 6 October 2023 WASHINGTON — In the six months since Rocket Lab revealed its hypersonic test vehicle,
Rocket Lab will use the former headquarters of Virgin Orbit for producing Rutherford and Archimedes engines. Credit: Rocket Lab/Austin Adams By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 5 October 2023 LONG BEACH, Calif. — Rocket Lab has opened a new engine development center in a building that, six months earlier, was
By Jonathan Josephs, Published by the BBC, 25 September 2023 The US is "in a space race with China to go back to the moon", says Nasa chief Bill Nelson. In a BBC interview, Mr Nelson says he wants to make sure "we get there first". His comments revive memories
Aurora Garner-Randolph from School Strike 4 Climate protests outside an aerospace conference at Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre. Iain McGregor / The Press By Tatania Gibbs, Published by The Christchurch Press, 11 September 2023 An “unwelcome party” blared car horns, blew whistles and smashed pots and pans on repeat outside
