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August 18, 2026
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New Zealand's aviation regulator has accepted Merlin Labs' certification plan for its AI-based flight automation system on Cessna Caravan aircraft.
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August 17, 2026
By Hanneke Weitering Free for nonsubscribers Aug. 17, 2026, © Leeham News/AIN: Few obstacles in autonomous flight have proved more stubborn than persuading regulators to accept artificial…
Viasat has chosen Rocket Lab to build one of the new geostationary satellites for the U.S. Space Force's Protected Tactical SATCOM-Global (PTS-G) programme. The satellite will be used…
Delivered by 2nd/1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, the three-week FPV uncrewed aerial system course provides already qualified drone operators additional training on emerging UAS…
August 16, 2026
August 15, 2026
More New Zealanders will be able to travel between regional communities across the country as Air New Zealand and Air Chathams expand their partnership. For the first time, customers travelling […]
Rocket Lab has formally established a new subsidiary in Germany and introduced a containerized mobile… The post Rocket Lab advances via series of announcements appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com .
August 14, 2026
The U.S. Space Force has awarded Rocket Lab $397 million to manufacture a new fleet of "Flatellites" designed to detect and track airborne threats from space.
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"We’ve never seen launch capacity so constrained."
Blue Origin’s first three Quartz ground stations have been successfully installed and tested in Bermuda, New Zealand and Australia, as part of a phased global rollout that will span…
Blue Origin's first three Quartz ground stations have been successfully installed and tested in Bermuda, New Zealand and Australia, part of a phased global rollout that will cover…
Rocket Lab is preparing its Neutron launch vehicle for its first launch. However, it will likely not take place this year.
Rocket Lab Corporation announced this Thursday major progress on its previously announced proposed acquisition of Iridium Communications. Specifically, Rocket Lab reported that the…
European launch companies are in for a surprise next month when they get back from holiday. While they were out, Rocket Lab moved into their turf. The post Rocket Lab Enters Europe’s Crowded Launch…
Tranche 2 of the Airways New Zealand IP VCS project will see Rohde & Schwarz replace existing ATC tower communication equipment with CERTIUM VCS, expanding on the system delivered to the ATC centre…
And unlike the Electron, the Neutron has been designed from the outset to be fully reusable, with a vertical landing strategy similar to that of SpaceX rockets. The big…
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August 13, 2026
Amazon Leo, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Rocket Lab and York Space will prototype and test connections to the SpaceX-built data network backbone The post Space Force awards five companies $60…
Kepler Communications will buy its own rocket for the first time, booking a dedicated Rocket Lab Neutron medium-lift class vehicle for a 2028 mission to expand its optical data network, the company…
Rocket Lab Corporation, a global provider of launch services and space systems with roots in New Zealand and headquartered in the U.S., unveiled a worldwide deployable platform earlier this week…
August 12, 2026
Rocket Lab has established a new subsidiary in Germany to enable it to offer scaled domestic production of satellites and launch services on both its Electron and Neutron rockets. The company…
With GHOST, Rocket Lab Sounds the Death Knell for Horizontal Launch
August 11, 2026
Rocket Lab Corporation has announced the creation of Rocket Lab Germany GmbH. This strategic expansion marks a milestone in the company's international growth and supports the potential…
Rocket Lab [RKLB] this week unveiled GHOST, a containerized platform to support suborbital and orbital launches globally using the company’s Electron and HASTE rockets. The Global Hypersonic &…
Rocket Lab became the latest space company to experience earnings scrutiny from investors after it released its second quarter (2Q) earnings late Monday. All eyes were focused on the long […] The…
Rocket Lab has unveiled a containerized launch system designed to fly its Electron and HASTE rockets from new… The post Rocket Lab unveils containerized launch system for deployable spaceports…
Rocket Lab ($RKLB) unveiled a deployable launch system—dubbed GHOST—designed to enable responsive launch from anywhere in the world. The post Rocket Lab Unveils GHOST on a Record Quarter appeared…
Rocket Lab warned that the chances of launching its Neutron rocket for the first time before the end of the year are “narrowing” despite progress on the vehicle’s development. The post First Neutron…
