Rocket Lab Launches Into Top Tier With New Rocket, Public Stock

rocket lab proposed neuron rocket
Rocket Lab’s Neutron rocket (right) is designed to launch satellite constellations.
Credit: Rocket Lab
In a video accompanying dueling announcements March 1 explaining how his 15-year-old startup will become a publicly traded company and soon boast a medium-lift launcher alongside its proven smaller-payload rocket, CEO Peter Beck cuts up a company-branded hat and eats part of it. The stunt makes good...
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