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Rocket Lab

US
commercialFounded 2006
www.rocketlabusa.com
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Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle became the second most frequently launched U.S. orbital rocket annually since its first orbital launch in January 2018.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative GeneralOct 16, 2024Rocket Lab Adds New Mission to 2024 Launch Manifest, Schedules Launch in Coming Days

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has been selected by NASA to complete a study for retrieving rock samples from the Martian surface and bringing them to Earth.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative GeneralOct 8, 2024Rocket Lab awarded NASA study contract to explore bringing rock samples from Mars to Earth

On 2024-10-07 in Long Beach, California, NASA selected Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) to complete a study for retrieving rock samples from the Martian surface and returning them to Earth.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabOrg RelationshipOct 8, 2024Rocket Lab Awarded NASA Study Contract to Explore Bringing Rock Samples from Mars to Earth for the First Time

Rocket Lab’s study will explore a simplified, end-to-end mission concept intended to be delivered for a fraction of the current projected program cost and completed several years earlier than the current expected sample return date in 2040.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative PlanOct 8, 2024Rocket Lab Awarded NASA Study Contract to Explore Bringing Rock Samples from Mars to Earth for the First Time

Rocket Lab's Electron rocket has conducted ten launches so far in 2023.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative GeneralSep 16, 2024Still waiting for liftoff in the UK

The 'Kinéis Killed the RadIOT Star' mission will launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabOrg RelationshipSep 3, 2024Rocket Lab sets launch date for 2nd dedicated Kinéis mission to deploy IoT constellation

The 'Kinéis Killed the RadIOT Star' mission is scheduled to launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand during a 14-day launch window that opens on 2024-09-17 NZST.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative GeneralSep 3, 2024Rocket Lab Sets Launch Date for Second Dedicated Kinéis Mission to Deploy IoT Constellation

Rocket Lab operates three launch pads at two launch sites, including two pads at a private orbital launch site in New Zealand and a third pad in Virginia.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabTechnical ProductSep 3, 2024Rocket Lab sets launch date for 2nd dedicated Kinéis mission to deploy IoT constellation

Rocket Lab’s Electron vehicle achieved its first orbital launch in January 2018.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative GeneralSep 3, 2024Rocket Lab sets launch date for 2nd dedicated Kinéis mission to deploy IoT constellation

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. has set a 14-day launch window opening on 2024-09-17 NZST for its 53rd Electron launch.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative GeneralSep 3, 2024Rocket Lab sets launch date for 2nd dedicated Kinéis mission to deploy IoT constellation

Rocket Lab’s Photon spacecraft platform has been selected to support NASA missions to the Moon and Mars and the first private commercial mission to Venus.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabOrg RelationshipSep 3, 2024Rocket Lab sets launch date for 2nd dedicated Kinéis mission to deploy IoT constellation

Rocket Lab's Electron has been utilized for missions despite falling short of its forecasted launch count for the year.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative GeneralAug 19, 2024Outgrowing smallsats

Rocket Lab designed, built, integrated, and tested the ESCAPADE spacecraft for the University of California Berkeley’s Space Sciences Laboratory and NASA.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative GeneralAug 16, 2024Rocket Lab Ships Twin Satellites to Launch Site for NASA Mars Mission

Rocket Lab provides additional ESCAPADE mission information at https://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/escapade/.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabTechnical ProductAug 16, 2024Rocket Lab Ships Twin Satellites to Launch Site for NASA Mars Mission

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) packed and shipped two Mars-bound spacecraft to Cape Canaveral, Florida for launch as of 2024-08-16.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabOrg RelationshipAug 16, 2024Rocket Lab Ships Twin Satellites to Launch Site for NASA Mars Mission

Neutron will be powered by Rocket Lab’s 3D-printed reusable Archimedes engine, an oxygen-rich staged combustion engine using liquid oxygen and methane propellants.

Mentioned as: rocket labTechnical ProductAug 9, 2024Rocket Lab Begins Installation of Large Carbon Composite Rocket-Building Machine

Neutron will launch and land at a dedicated launch and test range within Rocket Lab Launch Complex 3 at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island, Virginia starting in 2025.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative PlanAug 9, 2024Rocket Lab Begins Installation of Large Carbon Composite Rocket-Building Machine

Neutron is the world’s first medium-lift carbon composite rocket and builds on Rocket Lab’s carbon composite techniques used across more than 50 Electron launches.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabTechnical ProductAug 9, 2024Rocket Lab Begins Installation of Large Carbon Composite Rocket-Building Machine

Production of Archimedes engines takes place at Rocket Lab’s Engine Development Complex at its headquarters in Long Beach, California.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabTechnical ProductAug 8, 2024Rocket Lab Completes Successful First Hot Fire of Archimedes Engine for Neutron Rocket

The launch is scheduled during a 14-day window that opens on 2024-08-11 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabOrg RelationshipAug 7, 2024Rocket Lab Schedules Next Electron Launch Just Eight Days After Previous Mission
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