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August 11, 2026
The US-New Zealand space company sees production opportunities in Germany.
Rocket Lab Corporation, a global provider of launch services and space systems with roots in New Zealand and headquartered in the US, today announced the founding of Rocket Lab Germany…
Kepler Communications has selected Rocket Lab Corporation's Neutron rocket to launch a dedicated mission. The launch is planned from Rocket Lab's Launch Complex 3…
Rocket Lab Corporation today unveiled GHOST, a new containerised, globally deployable launch system enabling suborbital and orbital launches from virtually anywhere…
Rocket Lab has established Rocket Lab Germany to scale domestic satellite and component manufacturing and offer launch on Electron and Neutron, giving European programmes assured access to space.
August 10, 2026
Rocket Lab plans to start launching even more frequently and flexibly, thanks to a new portable spaceport system called "GHOST," which packages everything into standard shipping containers.
The announcement came in a filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ahead of a quarterly investor earnings call on Aug. 10.
Named ‘GHOST’ the containerized infrastructure is designed to support orbital and suborbital launches The post Rocket Lab builds deployable infrastructure for Electron launches appeared first on…
Kepler Communications plans to deploy next-generation optical relay satellites on Rocket Lab’s upcoming Neutron rocket in one of several launches the Canadian operator has slated for 2028. The post…
TORONTO, August 10, 2026 — Kepler Communications Inc. today announced it has selected Rocket Lab’s Neutron launch vehicle for its first dedicated launch mission, marking a significant milestone as…
10-08-2026 Airways New Zealand has awarded Rohde & Schwarz Australia the contract to expand its IP voice communications system (IP VCS). This award, corresponding to Stage 2…
"Our satellite capabilities for constellations, operations and launch services put us in a unique position to offer innovative solutions," the company stated. Rocket Lab argues…
August 9, 2026
August 7, 2026
Merlin has announced it has successfully achieved the Stage of Involvement 3 (SOI 3) milestone with the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand (CAANZ) for two critical components of the Merlin…
August 6, 2026
Rocket Lab launched its eighth mission for the Japanese Earth-imaging company iQPS on Thursday morning (Aug. 6), five weeks later than originally planned.
New Zealand regulators completed a software-verification review of flight-control and automated communication functions.
Rocket Lab’s ($RKLB) strategy to own every aspect of the space value chain—from satellite manufacturing to launch—seems to be paying off. The post Rocket Lab Wins $397M Contract to Build and Launch…
Rocket Lab launched a Japanese radar-imaging satellite Aug. 6, more than a month after the previous launch attempt was aborted. The post Rocket Lab launches 8th iQPS satellite appeared first on…
August 5, 2026
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded $615 million in Other Transaction Authority contracts for Space Based Airborne Moving Target Indication (SB-AMTI) to Rocket Lab, STR LLC…
The Space-Based Air Moving Targeting Indicator awards, announced Aug. 4, went to Rocket Lab, Systems & Technology Research, and a third firm whose name the service withheld “due to operational…
Rocket Lab Corporation announced today it has received a $397 million contract from the US Space Force under the Space-Based Airborne Moving Target…
Barely a week after securing its 'largest contract till date, Rocket Lab has been awarded a $397 million contract by the United States Space Force under the Space-Based Airborne Moving Target…
The British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA) has warned flight crews about a potentially catastrophic mechanical defect involving Airbus aircraft after two separate in-flight engine shutdown…
August 4, 2026
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded $615 million in Other Transaction Authority contracts for Space Based Airborne Moving Target Indication (SB-AMTI) to Rocket Lab [RKLB], STR…
The companies, along with a third unidentified vendor, won $615 million in contracts for the AMTI satellite program The post Rocket Lab, STR win Space Force contracts for airborne-target tracking…
LONG BEACH, Calif. – August 4, 2026 – Positioning his company as a primary challenger to capital-intensive aerospace giants, Rocket Lab USA Inc. Founder and Chief Executive Officer Sir Peter […]
August 3, 2026
