Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company and launch service provider, specializing in small satellite launches with its Electron rocket, which has launched 63 times as of April 2025. They are also developing the larger Neutron rocket for constellation deployment. Rocket Lab provides complete space solutions including satellite design and manufacture, spacecraft components, and on-orbit management, serving commercial, civil, and defense markets, with major partners including NASA and the US Space Force. Key products include the Electron and Neutron rockets, Photon satellite bus, and various satellite components.
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Rocket Lab’s "Viva La StriX" mission is scheduled to launch from Launch Complex 1 no earlier than May 22, 2026.
Rocket Lab will launch the LOXSAT mission later this year to test cryogenic fuel storage and management in low Earth orbit.
Rocket Lab completed production of its 1,000th Rutherford engine.
Rocket Lab completed manufacturing and structural testing of the custom Photon-LEO satellite bus for LOXSAT.
NASA confirmed on May 14, 2026 that the Liquid Oxygen Flight Demonstration (LOXSAT) had entered its final pre-launch testing phase at Rocket Lab’s Spacecraft Production Complex in Long Beach, California.
Rocket Lab is developing advanced spacecraft for the operational needs of the United States Space Force.
Rocket Lab is developing responsive launch capabilities for the United States Space Force.
Rocket Lab is expanding beyond small launch vehicles into satellite systems, space platforms, and operational capabilities for commercial, government, and military customers.
Rocket Lab hosted United States Space Force Chief of Space Operations General Chance Saltzman at its facilities.
Rocket Lab opened voting ahead of its Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on May 20, 2026.
Rocket Lab is accelerating development of its Neutron launch vehicle.
Rocket Lab shareholders of record can vote on proposals submitted by the Rocket Lab Board of Directors.
Rocket Lab is expanding its operations in launch services, satellite infrastructure, government missions, and defense-related programs.
Electron remains the core of Rocket Lab’s launch business.
Rocket Lab expects the Motiv Space Systems acquisition to close in the second quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.
Rocket Lab will acquire products and manufacturing facilities in Pasadena, California, from Motiv Space Systems.
Motiv Space Systems will be renamed Rocket Lab Robotics after the acquisition closes.
Rocket Lab plans to internalize production of expensive and hard-to-source spacecraft components, including solar array drive assemblies and other precision mechanisms and motion control systems, through the Motiv acquisition.
Rocket Lab Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Motiv Space Systems, a California company specializing in space robotics, motion control systems, and precision spacecraft mechanisms.
Rocket Lab already operates advanced space development and manufacturing sites in California, Virginia, Colorado, Maryland, New Mexico, Arizona, Canada, Germany, and New Zealand.