By Hilary Lister & Bruce GagnonReceived 5 February 2022 LD 1923, An Act to Establish the Maine Space Corporation This new Public Private Partnership would manage Federal government contracts, issue bonds, receive tax breaks, and distribute funds for acquiring land and property for a Maine Space Complex, including developing staging
By Ben Strang, Published by Stuff, 6 January 2022 The New Zealand Space Agency believes its participation in the Artemis Accords – an international agreement to send people back to the moon – will significantly boost the space sector. The Government signed up to the NASA accords last year, and
By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 18 November 2021 LAS VEGAS — Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket placed two BlackSky imaging satellites into orbit Nov. 17 on the rocket’s first launch in three and a half months. The Electron lifted off from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 on Mahia Peninsula, New
By Mitchell Alexander, Published by msn news, 7 October 2021 Rocket Lab is one of New Zealand's success stories, but what satellites it's sending into orbit for the United States Military is raising concerns. Former Defence Minister Wayne Mapp is the Deputy Chair of the Public Advisory Committee on Disarmament
By Chris Keall, Published by NZ Herald, 27 September 2021 Rocket Lab shares jumped nearly 9 per cent to US$15.29 (for a U$S6.5 billion market cap) in early trading on the Nasdaq after the company finally confirmed a major tranch of funding from the US military and entry into an
By Alexandra Marvar, Published by The Verge, 22 September 2021 Is the FAA licensing spaceports that are doomed to fail? The latest launch attempt out of Kodiak, Alaska’s spaceport shows in vivid detail just how quickly things can go sideways. In the video, rocket maker Astra’s 3.3 skids horizontally for
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Published by Al Jazeera, 9 August 2021 Rocket Lab’s founder talks to Al Jazeera about moon shots, deep space exploration and overcoming dream crushers. Rocket Lab is back in business. And that’s good news for the company’s deep space ambitions. The United States-based small satellite launcher suffered an in-flight anomaly
By Staff Writers, Published by Space War, 30 July 2021 Mahia, New Zealand (SPX) - Rocket Lab, the leading launch provider and space systems company, has successfully launched a research and development satellite to orbit for the United States Space Force (USSF). The mission was Rocket Lab's fourth launch for
