Private Spaceflight Rocket Lab Is Set To Launch a Mystery Vehicle; Could It Be Its Hypersonic Suborbital Rocket?

SPACE 06.16.2023 09:00 AM

Private spaceflight Rocket Lab is scheduled to launch a suborbital rocket without giving further details unlike its former launch missions. Learn more about it in this article.

First Private Mission to Venus Postponed Until January 2025, Rocket Lab Announces

06.07.2023 05:33 AM

Rocket Lab's private mission to Venus, originally planned for this year, has been postponed until January 2025 due to undisclosed reasons. Read the article to learn more details.

First Rocket Lab Missions To Send Weather Satellites for NASA to Space Successfully Launched

05.07.2023 23:11 PM

A second Rocket Lab mission in a few weeks will also bring satellites for NASA. Read the article to learn more about this current mission.

NASA Alerted the East Coast of a 'Bright, Fast-moving Star' Appearing on Thursday: What Could It Be?

12.13.2022 21:49 PM

Rocket Lab's first-ever launch from US soil on Thursday when they might see a "bright, fast-moving." Read the article to know more details.

Rocket Lab Failed To Catch Booster Mid-air Using a Helicopter After Successfully Sending Satellites to Orbit

11.05.2022 02:53 AM

Six months after Rocket Lab's first attempt to recapture the first-stage booster mid-air, their second attempt has unfortunately failed as the helicopter did not catch the booster this time. Read the article to know the full details.

Catch Me if You Can: Rocket Lab Will Attempt Catching a Reusable Rocket Mid-Air Using a Helicopter

11.02.2022 06:30 AM

Rocket Lab first attempted catching a reusable rocket mid-air last May and successfully completed the mission dubbed There And Back Again. Tap the article to learn how the company plans to do it for the second time this week.

Rocket Lab Successfully Launched Strix-1 Satellite

09.16.2022 11:35 AM

A successful satellite launch from New Zealand happened on Thursday. It's from the company Rocket Lab. For more details about the launch, continue reading.

Rocket Lab Successfully Grabs a Hot Electron Booster Falling From Space With Sikorsky S-92 Helicopter

05.02.2022 22:39 PM

Sikorsky S-92 helicopter from Rocket Lab rescues a falling Electron rocket and returns it to shore. Read more to know the details of the successful mission.

Rocket Lab to Catch a Scorching Hot Sikorsky S-92 Rocket Booster in the Air Friday [Look]

04.28.2022 05:28 AM

A novel way of recapturing a rocket stage will be tested by Rocket Lab on Friday. Continue reading to know how to watch real time.

Helicopter to Try Catching a Falling Rocket on April 22

04.19.2022 07:23 AM

Rocket Lab announced plans to try catching one of its rockets using a helicopter. Read on and learn more about this small satellite launch specialist’s project.

Rocket Lab Launches StriX Satellite From New Zealand in Stunning New Launch Pad [Watch]

02.28.2022 22:13 PM

Synspective's StriX radar satellite was successfully launched into its intended orbit, according to Rocket Lab. Here's a look at how the kick stage received a good burn.

Varda Space Confirms Partnership with SpaceX for Mission; First Launch of Startup Agency Scheduled in 2023

10.12.2021 03:34 AM

Varda Space recently signed a launch collaboration with SpaceX for its first mission in 2023. The manufacturing agency for space crafts, Varda Space, will launch a new mission to study various space equipment in microgravity.

Space Junk Cleanup Now Possible Thru Tiny AuroraSat-1 CubeSat to be Launched Later This Year

08.17.2021 23:50 PM

Rocket Lab will launch a tiny CubeSat called AuroraSat-1 later this year for an orbital test. The technology could hopefully ease humanity's problem in space junk.

Rocket Lab Gets NASA Contract for 2 Orbital Mars Spacecraft for Future Missions and Study on Red Planet

06.15.2021 22:01 PM

California-based Rocket Lab will design two spacecraft for a Martian journey that launches in 2024. NASA has given a contract to Rocket Lab, a New Zealand-founded, California-based business that has previously pioneered helicopter retrieval technology for first-stage rockets, to develop two orbital spacecraft to explore Mars' magnetosphere.

Rocket Lab New Rocket Neutron Announced for Larger, Farther Space Missions

03.02.2021 01:40 AM

Aerospace company Rocket Lab has announced its plans for a new rocket named Neutron, set for a 2024 launch.

Rocket Lab Successfully Launches Electron, Brings Its Rocket Back to Earth Under a Parachute

11.20.2020 22:00 PM

Rocket Lab says it successfully parachuted the Electron rocket's booster into the Pacific Ocean and is recovering the hardware.

"Little Rocket Man": Valve President Gabe Newell to Send Garden Gnome to Space

11.03.2020 22:00 PM

In gratitude for New Zealand's hospitality, Valve president Gabe Newell is sending a garden gnome to space.

Peter Beck, Rocket Lab CEO, Warns of Growing Congestion in Space

10.08.2020 09:22 AM

Peter Beck, founder, and CEO of aerospace manufacturer Rocket Lab said that their company is starting to feel the effect of increasing congestion in outer space.

Planet, Canon Are Next Rideshare Clients for Rocket Lab

09.23.2020 08:30 AM

Aerospace company Rocket Lab has announced that its next mission will be carrying payloads from Planet and Canon Electronics through the ridesharing capacities of its Electron rocket, September 22.

Rocket Lab on the Track For Its First US Launch

09.20.2020 08:20 AM

Rocket Lab, the aeronautics company headquartered in California, is wrapping up preparations for its first launch from American soil.

Rocket Lab Receives a Five-Year Launch Operator License from FAA

09.07.2020 08:20 AM

Rocket Lab, the private aerospace company behind the Electron launch vehicle, has received a five-year Launch Operator License from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).