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Kodiak spaceport relies on more than rocket launches to generate revenue
An RS1 rocket from ABL Space Systems set up on a launch pad at the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska. (ABL Space Systems) By Davis Hovey,Published by Alaska Public Media, 11 October […]
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Why I’m protesting outside the Aerospace Summit in Ōtautahi
A National Reconnaissance Office satellite sits on a Rocket Lab Electron vehicle before its Aug. 4, 2022, launch. Credit: Rocket Lab By Aurora Garner-Randolph (spokesperson for Stop the Space Waste), […]
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Rocket Lab launches mysterious spy satellites in 4th-ever US liftoff
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launches the NROL-123 mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office from Virginia on March 21, 2024. (Image credit: Rocket Lab) By Mike Wall, Published by Space.com, […]
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Rocket Lab won’t be ready to launch its new rocket by year’s end, documents suggest
A National Reconnaissance Office satellite sits on a Rocket Lab Electron vehicle before its Aug. 4, 2022, launch. Credit: Rocket Lab By Audrey Decker, Published by Defense One, 26 February […]
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Rocket Lab to build military satellites for Space Development Agency
The Space Development Agency awarded Rocket Lab a contract Jan. 8 to deliver 18 Tranche 2 transport layer satellites. (Northrop Grumman) By Courtney Albon, Published by Defense News, 8 January […]
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September launch failure likely caused by ‘electrical arc,’ Rocket Lab says
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launches a Capella Space satellite on Sept. 19, 2023. The rocket suffered an anomaly about 2.5 minutes into flight, resulting in the loss of the […]
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Rocket Lab to launch hypersonic test vehicle for the Defense Innovation Unit
Hypersonix’s DART AE is powered by a hydrogen-fueled scramjet engine. Credit: Hypersonix Launch Systems By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 9 November 2023 The suborbital payload is a scramjet-powered vehicle […]
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SpaceX Rival Rocket Lab Is Cleared to Launch Again After September Anomaly
A view of the doomed Electron fairing.Photo: Rocket Lab By George Dvorsky, Published by Gizmodo, 26 October 2023 Following an in-flight anomaly during an Electron launch in September, Rocket Lab […]