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Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) generates frequent news as a space company providing launch services, spacecraft, payloads, and satellite components for commercial, government, and national security customers. News coverage often highlights Electron missions, Neutron development milestones, and contract awards that illustrate how the company participates in civil and defense space programs.
Readers of this page can follow updates on Electron launches, which include dedicated missions for organizations such as the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Earth observation missions for institutions like the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), and launches for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command and the Department of War’s Space Test Program. Articles also cover HASTE suborbital missions that support hypersonic technology testing for U.S. government and allied customers.
Rocket Lab news also features national security space contracts, including large awards from the U.S. Space Development Agency to design and manufacture satellites equipped with missile warning, tracking, and defense sensors. These stories describe payloads such as the Phoenix infrared sensor and StarLite space protection sensors, as well as the company’s role as a prime contractor and merchant supplier into broader satellite architectures.
Another key theme is technology and product development. News items describe progress on the Neutron launch vehicle, including qualification of its “Hungry Hippo” captive fairing, and updates on satellite components such as new reaction wheels being developed with support from the Canadian Space Agency. Together, these topics provide insight into Rocket Lab’s launch cadence, customer base, and expanding space systems capabilities.
Investors and observers can use this news feed to monitor mission schedules, contract wins, technology milestones, and regulatory disclosures that the company announces through press releases and related communications.
Rocket Lab USA (RKLB) has secured a $23.9 million award from the U.S. Department of Commerce under the CHIPS and Science Act to enhance its compound semiconductor manufacturing capabilities at its Albuquerque, New Mexico facility. The funding will boost production of space-grade solar cells and optoelectronic products important for national security and commercial applications. The facility, operating for 25 years, employs over 370 people and has supplied power to more than 1,100 satellites. Rocket Lab is one of only two U.S. companies specializing in radiation-hardened space-grade solar cells, supporting critical space programs including NASA missions and commercial satellites.
Rocket Lab (Nasdaq: RKLB) achieved a significant milestone by launching two missions in less than 24 hours from different hemispheres. The company's 56th Electron mission, 'Ice AIS Baby,' successfully deployed five satellites for French IoT constellation operator Kinéis to Low Earth Orbit. The launch from New Zealand occurred just 21 hours and 55 minutes after completing a mission from Virginia, setting a new company record for fastest launch turnaround. This mission marked Rocket Lab's 14th launch of 2024 and brought their total satellite deployment count to 203, reinforcing Electron's position as the leading small launch vehicle globally.
Rocket Lab has scheduled its next Electron launch, 'Ice AIS Baby', for Kinéis during a 14-day window starting November 23rd NZDT from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand. This marks the third of five dedicated launches in a multi-launch contract to deploy Kinéis's 25-satellite IoT constellation. The first two missions were successfully completed in June and September 2024. The mission adds to Rocket Lab's record year, with 12 Electron launches already completed in 2024. Kinéis will launch a new satellite AIS service for global maritime domain in 2025.
Rocket Lab (RKLB) has secured an $8 million federal defense contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to demonstrate digital engineering processes for its new Archimedes rocket engine. The contract supports the development of the reusable engine, which will power both stages of Rocket Lab's Neutron rocket, capable of delivering up to 13,000 kilograms of payload to low Earth orbit. This initiative aims to enhance integration with the National Security Space Launch program while reducing costs and risks. The agreement complements existing Department of Defense contracts, including a $24.35 million contract with U.S. Space Force for Neutron's upper stage development.
Rocket Lab (RKLB) has secured a multi-launch agreement with a confidential commercial satellite constellation operator for its new Neutron medium-lift rocket. The contract includes two dedicated missions starting from mid-2026, launching from Wallops Island, Virginia. The Neutron rocket can deploy 13,000 kg to low Earth orbit and is designed for constellation deployments, national security missions, and science payloads. The launch vehicle is positioned to compete in a $10 billion market with over 10,000 satellites needing launch services by 2030. Neutron's 2025 debut also positions it for the U.S. Government's National Security Space Launch program, a $5.6 billion contract opportunity.
Rocket Lab (RKLB) reported strong Q3 2024 results with revenue growing 55% year-on-year to $105 million and a backlog of $1.05 billion. The company achieved a record 12 Electron launches year-to-date and signed $55 million in new launch contracts with a 67% price increase since debut. Notable developments include signing multiple Neutron launches with a commercial constellation customer and completing spacecraft for NASA's ESCAPADE Mars mission. For Q4 2024, Rocket Lab guides to record revenue of $125-$135 million, with expected GAAP Gross Margins of 26-28% and Adjusted EBITDA loss between $27-29 million.
Rocket Lab successfully completed its 54th Electron mission, deploying a satellite to Low Earth Orbit for a confidential commercial customer. The mission, named 'Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes,' launched from New Zealand on November 5th, 2024. Notable achievements include: completing the contract-to-launch process in under ten weeks, marking their 12th launch of 2024 (surpassing 2023's record of 10 launches), and maintaining Electron's position as the world's third most frequently launched rocket and the United States' second most frequently launched rocket annually.
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has announced a new addition to its 2024 launch manifest, scheduled to launch in just three days. The mission, named 'Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes', will be launched from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 for a confidential commercial customer. This mission represents Rocket Lab's fastest contract-to-launch turnaround ever, with less than two months from signed contract to launch date.
The company's rapid call-up launch capability, standardized Electron production, responsive launch sites, and experienced team have enabled this quick turnaround. This will be Rocket Lab's 12th launch of 2024, marking a record number of annual Electron launches since 2018. The company has achieved a 100% increase in its Electron launch rate for the first half of this year compared to 2023, doubling its rocket production and launch cadence within a year.
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB), a global leader in launch services and space systems, has announced the release date for its third quarter 2024 financial results. The results will be disclosed after the U.S. markets close on Tuesday, November 12, 2024. Following the release, the company will host a conference call at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time).
Investors can access a live webcast and replay of the conference call on Rocket Lab's Investor Relations website. The company, founded in 2006, offers comprehensive space services including launch services, satellite manufacture, spacecraft components, and on-orbit management solutions. Rocket Lab's Electron small orbital launch vehicle has become the second most frequently launched U.S. rocket annually, having delivered 197 satellites to orbit since its first launch in January 2018.
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has been selected by NASA to complete a study for retrieving rock samples from Mars and bringing them to Earth for the first time. This mission, part of NASA's Mars Sample Return Program, aims to revolutionize our understanding of Mars and potentially answer questions about past life on the planet.
Rocket Lab's study will explore a simplified, end-to-end mission concept that could be delivered at a fraction of the current projected program cost and completed several years earlier than the expected 2040 return date. The company's proposed mission architecture will be revealed once the study is complete in the coming months.
Rocket Lab's founder and CEO, Sir Peter Beck, highlighted the company's unique suitability for this task, citing their experience in cost-effective planetary science missions, including delivering a NASA mission to the Moon, enabling orbital operations, and successfully re-entering a capsule from orbit to Earth.
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