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
By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, August 14 2023 WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab says a Virgin Orbit facility it acquired at a bankruptcy auction in May will allow the company to scale up production of its Neutron rocket in development. Rocket Lab placed a winning bid of $16.1 million for
A suborbital version of Rocket Lab's Electron rocket launched for the first time June 17, demonstrating its utility to support hypersonic testing. (NASA/Patrick Black) By Courtney Albon, Published by C4ISRNET, 20 June 2023 WASHINGTON — A U.S. Defense Department program aimed at increasing the frequency of hypersonic testing launched its
A suborbital version of Rocket Lab's Electron rocket launched for the first time June 17, demonstrating its utility to support hypersonic testing. (NASA/Patrick Black) By Courtney Albon, Published by Defense News, 20 June 2023 WASHINGTON — A U.S. Defense Department program aimed at increasing the frequency of hypersonic testing launched
By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 9 May 2023 WASHINGTON — As other companies suffer technical or financial setbacks, Rocket Lab says it believes it is the leader in the small launch market with little competition. In a May 9 earnings call to discuss its first quarter financial results, Peter
By Maksim Panasovskyi, Published by gagadget.com, 21 April 2023 Rocket Lab recently announced the development of a new rocket for hypersonic suborbital launches. It is called the Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE). The rocket will be used to test the DART AE hypersonic aircraft. Here's What We Know Last
By George Dvorsky, Published by gizmodo, 27 March 2023 Rocket Lab plans to charge $50 million for flights aboard its Neutron rocket, placing it in direct competition with SpaceX’s Falcon 9. SpaceX’s partially reusable Falcon 9 is currently in a class by itself, but rival companies are hoping to end
