Spectrum Battle Heats Up With Rocket Lab’s Iridium Deal

Rocket Lab production facility

Rocket Lab, which has added spacecraft-making to its rocket business, is now looking to add satellite services.

Credit: Rocket Lab
The space industry is getting ripe for its equivalent of the military adage: “Amateurs talk strategy; professionals talk logistics.” In the space case, it might read: “Amateurs talk spacecraft; professionals talk spectrum.” Control over the radio-frequency spectrum to connect satellites to users on...
Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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