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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The Rocket Lab team is reviewing the Stage 1 test data to determine the extent of the impact to Neutron’s launch schedule.
Rocket Lab’s first launch of 2026 placed two spacecraft into orbit for European space technology company Open Cosmos.
Rocket Lab (Nasdaq: RKLB) released recruitment data on January 22, 2026 showing a significant surge in hiring targeting its Neutron rocket program and its Space Systems division.
Rocket Lab launched the two Open Cosmos Ka-band satellites from New Zealand on an Electron mission on Jan. 22 at 11:52 p.m. local time.
Rocket Lab is launching Electron’s 80th mission named 'The Cosmos Will See You Now' for Open Cosmos on January 22, 2026.
Rocket Lab is conducting its 80th launch of the Electron rocket.
Rocket Lab is on track for a Neutron debut launch from Virginia by the end of 2026.
Rocket Lab’s recruitment is distributed across several key strategic hubs to support Neutron production and Space Systems expansion.
Rocket Lab is scaling its Space Systems workforce to manage assembly and integration of the Maxwell and Pioneer satellite buses.
Rocket Lab successfully launched 18 Electron missions in 2025.
Rocket Lab intends to provide an update on the Neutron schedule during its 2025 Q4 earnings call in February.
Neutron is Rocket Lab’s medium-lift rocket program.
The flight was Rocket Lab’s 80th Electron launch overall.
The $500 million restoration of Tranche 3 funding aligns with Space Development Agency contract awards to Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Rocket Lab.
Rocket Lab is targeting 10:52 UTC tomorrow for the next launch attempt for the mission 'The Cosmos Will See You Now'.
Rocket Lab rescheduled its launch attempt due to strong winds and incoming bad weather.
The Rocket Lab acquisition converted a supplier execution risk for critical optical terminals into an internal integration challenge for Rocket Lab.
Rocket Lab finalized its acquisition of German laser communications manufacturer Mynaric in September 2025 for up to $150 million.
The new launch date for the Rocket Lab mission will be later in the week, pending weather conditions.
Rocket Lab has rescheduled its launch attempt for Open Cosmos due to strong winds and incoming bad weather.