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Rocket Lab

US
commercialFounded 2006
www.rocketlabusa.com
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Rocket Lab’s Long Beach facility includes a 12,000-square-foot cleanroom and 40,000 square feet of production and test facilities.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabTechnical ProductOct 19, 2023Rocket Lab to Integrate Twin Spacecraft for NASA's ESCAPADE Mars Mission

The University of California, Berkeley’s Space Sciences Laboratory leads ESCAPADE with spacecraft provided by Rocket Lab.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabOrg RelationshipOct 19, 2023Rocket Lab integrating twin spacecraft for NASA’s Mission to Mars

Rocket Lab’s Long Beach facility includes a 12,000-square-foot cleanroom and 40,000 square feet of production and test facilities.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabTechnical ProductOct 19, 2023Rocket Lab integrating twin spacecraft for NASA’s Mission to Mars

Rocket Lab’s 41st Electron mission, named “We Will Never Desert You,” failed to reach orbit during a 2023-09-19 launch attempt.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative PlanOct 13, 2023The Accidental Monopoly

Rocket Lab planned to fly up to 15 Electron rockets in 2023 compared to nine Electrons flown in 2022.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabOrg RelationshipOct 13, 2023The Accidental Monopoly

Telemetry displayed on the Rocket Lab launch webcast during the 2023-09-19 mission showed the rocket’s speed decreasing after stage separation, suggesting the upper stage engine was not working.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative GeneralOct 13, 2023The Accidental Monopoly

Japanese radar imaging company iQPS switched its launch plans to Rocket Lab earlier in 2023 after Virgin Orbit’s failure.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabTechnical ProductOct 13, 2023The Accidental Monopoly

NorthStar Earth & Space switched its planned launches to Rocket Lab after Virgin Orbit’s failure and expected its satellites to launch on Electron before the end of 2023.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative GeneralOct 13, 2023The Accidental Monopoly

Rocket Lab is developing a larger Neutron rocket and targeted a first Neutron launch in late 2024.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative GeneralOct 13, 2023The Accidental Monopoly

Insurers estimate the Capella Space radar imaging satellite lost in the Rocket Lab Electron launch failure on 2023-09-19 will likely result in a claim of around $5,000,000.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabOrg RelationshipOct 9, 2023Space insurers brace for more claims after propulsion trouble on four GEO satellites

Rocket Lab lowered its third-quarter 2023 revenue expectations by $6,000,000 to $10,000,000 on 2023-09-26, a week after a launch failure forced it to delay at least one future mission.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabTechnical ProductOct 6, 2023How wrong were space SPAC projections?

Rocket Lab reported $117,000,000 in revenue for the first half of 2023 and expects to make around $67,000,000 in revenue in the third quarter of 2023.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative FinancialOct 6, 2023How wrong were space SPAC projections?

Rocket Lab’s earlier 2023 revenue forecast was $267 million, creating an $83,000,000 shortfall relative to its year-to-date and third-quarter expectations.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabTechnical ProductOct 6, 2023How wrong were space SPAC projections?

Rocket Lab opened an Engine Development Center in Long Beach, California and held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on 2023-10-04.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabOrg RelationshipOct 5, 2023Rocket Lab opens engine facility in former Virgin Orbit headquarters

Rocket Lab previously estimated the value of the Long Beach facility and its contents at about $100,000,000.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative GeneralOct 5, 2023Rocket Lab opens engine facility in former Virgin Orbit headquarters

Rocket Lab is investigating the 2023-09-19 Electron launch failure and has not provided a timetable for returning Electron to flight.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabOrg RelationshipOct 5, 2023Rocket Lab opens engine facility in former Virgin Orbit headquarters

The Rocket Lab Engine Development Center occupies a 13,400-square-meter facility in Long Beach.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabTechnical ProductOct 5, 2023Rocket Lab opens engine facility in former Virgin Orbit headquarters

Completed Archimedes engines will undergo testing at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi at the A-3 Test Stand where Rocket Lab is establishing a dedicated test facility.

Mentioned as: rocket labTechnical ProductOct 5, 2023Rocket Lab Inaugurates New Engine Development Center in Long Beach California

Rocket Lab acquired the lease on the Long Beach building along with the machinery and equipment inside for $16,100,000 in a bankruptcy auction in May.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative FinancialOct 5, 2023Rocket Lab opens engine facility in former Virgin Orbit headquarters

Rocket Lab took over the lease and acquired the former Virgin Orbit factory’s production assets, machinery, and equipment in May 2023 for $16,100,000.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabOrg RelationshipOct 5, 2023Rocket Lab Inaugurates New Engine Development Center in Long Beach California
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