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August 24, 2026
SALT LAKE CITY – The Aerospace Corp. is continuing to demonstrate the viability of pancake-shaped DiskSats in the wake of their December launch on a Rocket Lab Electron. “It’s the […] The post…
Synspective has set 31 August for the launch of its 11th StriX SAR satellite, flying on Rocket Lab's Electron from Mahia, New Zealand.
August 22, 2026
The five-minute Venus Life Finder probe has an instrument and heat shield, but no confirmed launch date. Its fluorescence test could find organics, not prove life. The post Rocket Lab and MIT are…
"We're also on track to beat last year's launch count." Experience that opens doors to Neutron. Beck also noted that the extensive experience with Electron, which has already accumulated…
August 20, 2026
Rocket Lab has successfully launched a new Earth observation satellite for the Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space (iQPS), using an Electron rocket that placed the…
Rocket Lab completed its ninth launch for Japanese synthetic aperture radar (SAR) company Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS) on Aug. 21 from New Zealand. iQPS based in […] The post…
2026 continues to be a seismic year for news in the satellite sector. On June 29, in one of the biggest, and maybe even surprising stories of the year, Rocket […] The post Rocket Lab’s Bold Move to…
Rocket Lab will launch its ninth mission for the Japanese Earth-imaging company iQPS this morning (Aug. 20), and you can watch the action live.
August 19, 2026
August 18, 2026
On August 17, 2026, Viasat Inc. announced it selected Rocket Lab Corporation to manufacture a small geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) satellite bus for the U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems […]
The company will use a Photon spacecraft to test interoperability with the Space Data Network's core infrastructure built by SpaceX The post Rocket Lab to test Space Force data network connection in…
Viasat has selected Rocket Lab to build a Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellite for its contract on the Protected Tactical Satcom-Global (PTS-G) program. Rocket Lab will deliver a spacecraft based on…
On August 16, 2026, Rocket Lab confirmed the successful orbital deployment of eight 500-kilogram satellite platforms manufactured for MDA Space, marking a major operational milestone in the…
Viasat, a satellite communications company, has selected Rocket Lab Corporation to build a satellite platform for the Space Systems Command (SSC) of the Space Force of…
August 17, 2026
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…
August 16, 2026
August 15, 2026
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."
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…
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 [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 &…