One of Rocket Lab's current Electron rockets launched a satellite for the US Air Force's Space Force division from Mahia. Photo / Rocket Lab Published by RNZ, 29 March 2025 Rocket Lab, which launches from Mahia and from the US, has won into a Pentagon contract, with up to $NZ10
Rocket Lab Electron launch. Credit: Rocket Lab By Mike Wall, Published by Space.com, 3 February 2025 Rocket Lab delayed the launch of the IOT 4 You and Me mission in order to ensure 'it's safe to merge onto the space highway.' Rocket Lab is set to launch five "Internet of
An RS1 rocket from ABL Space Systems set up on a launch pad at the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska. (ABL Space Systems) By Davis Hovey,Published by Alaska Public Media, 11 October 2024 After a failed rocket test at Kodiak’s spaceport this summer, the facility has successfully launched a new venture. The
A National Reconnaissance Office satellite sits on a Rocket Lab Electron vehicle before its Aug. 4, 2022, launch. Credit: Rocket Lab By Aurora Garner-Randolph (spokesperson for Stop the Space Waste), Published by The Press, 22 September 2024 OPINION: When I tell someone I’m going to protest against the New Zealand
Rendering of the Link 16 tactical data network. Credit: Viasat By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breakinf Defense, 28 November 2023 "We truly have demonstrated that the vision of JADC2 and the vision of the Joint Fires Network is a reality and we can do it," SDA Director Derek Tournear told
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
By Eric Berger, Published by arsTechnica, 5 April 2023 "Once we get our certification, we're allowed to fly as frequently as we want." A New Zealand-based space company, Dawn Aerospace, said Wednesday it had completed the first three test flights of a rocket-powered spaceplane. This Mk-II Aurora vehicle measures 4.5
By Susan Edmunds, Published by Stuff, 12 March 2023 Rocket Lab has US$38 million (NZ$61.96m) in Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), which collapsed on Friday (UST). SVP the United States’ 16th-largest bank, failed after depositors hurried to withdraw money amid anxiety over the bank’s health. It was the second-biggest bank failure
