This week IoT service provider Astrocast and launch provider Rocket Lab became publicly traded companies, both on the same day. …
Varda orders 3 Rocket Lab spacecraft for space factories
Rocket Lab has signed a deal with in-space manufacturing company Varda Space Industries to make three Photon spacecraft to provide …
Rocket Lab announces 3 back-to-back launches for BlackSky imaging satellites
Rocket Lab will launch three back-to-back missions for global monitoring provider BlackSky, starting at the end of August and pushing …
Rocket Lab loses “Toes” launch with 2 BlackSky imaging satellites
Last weekend’s Rocket Lab launch of two BlackSky satellites didn’t go accounting to plan, with an “anomaly” occurring that resulted …
Rocket Lab will launch at least 8 more BlackSky imaging satellites this year
Geospatial intelligence provider BlackSky signed a deal with Rocket Lab to launch nine of its imaging satellites across five Electron …
Rocket Lab SPAC: Or how small launch companies intend to survive the SpaceX rideshare threat
“We’ll be big, we’ll be bought, or we’ll be dead” – Circa 1995ish, Doug Mohney, talking to a reporter about …
Space SPAC fever goes into high gear with Rocket Lab, Spire announcements
Going public through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) is extremely popular for the New Space industry these days, with …
Rocket Lab successfully launches first Synspective SAR satellite
On December 15, 2020, Rocket Lab successfully conducted its 17th Electron mission, putting the first synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite …