Rocket Lab

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Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Rocket Lab suffered a structural failure of the Neutron's Stage 1 tank during testing, setting back efforts to get the fully reusable launcher to liftoff.

Rocket Lab joins established primes as the U.S. Space Development Agency scales its proliferated missile-warning and tracking architecture.

Rocket Lab is making its missile defense development debut as the SDA awarded the company one of four contracts for the next phase of its Tracking Layer

Four DiskSat spacecraft were successfully launched on a Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle on Dec. 18.

With an eye on China, the Trump administration and Congress find common ground in space while Europe aims for greater autonomy.

The 18-ft.-dia. fairing, which opens and closes like a clamshell, is now en route to Neutron’s launch site on Wallops Island, Virginia.

Japan has big ambitions for its space industry. But before the country can realize those dreams, it needs rides to space to test its technologies.

Rocket Lab’s solid third quarter results were overshadowed by its announcement that the first launch of its Neutron rocket will be pushed from late 2025 into 2026.

Blue Origin fired up the seven engines on its New Glenn rocket late Oct. 30, clearing one of the last milestones ahead of the company's second orbital launch.

Australia-based Hypersonix raised A$46 million ($30million) in a Series A round for various activities.

Space access and satellite provider Rocket Lab is looking to raise $750 million gross from a share sale, according to a securities filing.

Varda Space Industries, Anduril and LeoLabs used systems to track, monitor and report a spacecraft’s orbital maneuvers ahead of hypersonic reentry.

The Space Development Agency and its suppliers are racing to scale production and prove the resilience of their optical communications tech.

A distinctive new launch complex on the Virginia shore heralds Rocket Lab’s medium-class rocket.

Rocket Lab remains confident about achieving the inaugural launch of its medium-class Neutron rocket this year from its new Launch Complex 3.

After 25 travel plan changes, the Escapade spacecraft are being prepared for a fall liftoff.

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has issued two study contracts this month related to its Rocket Cargo vision to speedily transport equipment around the globe using commercial launch vehicles.

Rocket Lab is positioning itself as a one-stop shop for national security as it closes in on acquiring missile tracking satellite-maker Geost, the CEO says.

Rocket Lab’s spacecraft for the U.S. Space Force’s next Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) mission is now in final testing.

NASA has entered agreements with six aerospace companies for studies focused on the use of orbital transfer vehicles to reach various challenging orbits.

In 2025, “sustained space maneuver” has been added to Spacecom's top five focus areas, its commander says.

Moving a satellite from the ground to orbit in hours offers a new edge in space deterrence.

Space startup iRocket will go public via a $400 million merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) backed by former U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.