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Rocket Lab launches its first pair of NASA hurricane-watching satellites
Sunday evening, on a mission dubbed “Rocket Like a Hurricane,” Rocket Lab lifted off from LC-1B at its private spaceport in New Zealand with two NASA satellites designed to study hurricanes. This is...
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When is the next Rocket Lab launch?
The leader in smallsat launches, Rocket Lab, is hoping to have its biggest year yet. Last year Rocket Lab launched nine rockets out of New Zealand, and this year we expect them to finally get into...
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Rocket Lab just snatched up a second mission from another company
During Tuesday’s Q1 earnings call, Rocket Lab announced it was getting another NASA launch contract, taking it from another SmallSat launcher due to long delays. That mission is NASA’s first satellite...
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Rocket Lab eyeing 15 launches in 2023 and even more next year
The second most prolific US launch provider behind SpaceX has launched four missions so far this year and is set to launch much more with the company ramping up the production of its Electron rocket....
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Space Explored Podcast 59: Will Rocket Lab end up the only SmallSat launcher...
This week Seth and Jared discuss the week’s news with one important company continually making headlines, Rocket Lab. Will the company end up owning the SmallSat launch sector like SpaceX does with the...
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This Week Ahead in Launches: Virgin Galactic returns to flight and more from...
This week is pretty exciting, with lots of activity from multiple companies and nations preparing to launch. However, the bigger story of the week will be Virgin Galactic’s return to powered flight...
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Virgin Orbit sold in pieces: Assets going to Rocket Lab, Launcher, and...
After months of speculation, potential, and disappointments, Virgin Orbit’s fate has been sealed. It will go down in history as a company that revolutionized an industry that it eventually couldn’t...
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Rocket Lab completes hurricane hunting constellation for NASA
Late Thursday night, an Electron rocket lifted off from LC-1A at Rocket Lab’s private spaceport in New Zealand. On top were the final two TROPICS CubeSats of NASA’s new hurricane hunting constellation....
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Space Explored Podcast 61: SpaceX launches 200 successful Falcon 9 rockets in...
This week Seth and Jared discussed the milestone launch of SpaceX’s 200th consecutive Falcon 9 rocket without a failure. The big question is, will there ever be another failed launch from SpaceX?...
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Rocket Lab launch doesn’t get to orbit, intentionally
In Rocket Lab’s most secretive launch yet, they went sub-orbital. Utilizing its new Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE), the company performed its first test of this new launch...
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Space Explored Podcast 64: Blue Origin gets help from NASA on an orbital crew...
This week Seth and Jared recap the week’s top stories like the first launch of Rocket Lab’s HASTE, Astra’s financial future, and more. Then the two deep dive into Blue Origin’s agreement with NASA to...
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Rocket Lab deploys seven CubeSats into orbit and successfully recovers booster
Late last night, Rocket Lab conducted its seventh rocket launch of the year. This mission, named “Baby Come Back,” involved a rideshare of several CubeSats into orbit from New Zealand. The launch...
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This Week in Launches: SpaceX Crew-7 launch week, along with many other missions
This week has proven to be one of the most eventful in recent memory, featuring a flurry of activities including two launches to the International Space Station, four SpaceX launches, and four distinct...
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This Week In Launches: SpaceX packs the week while Rocket Lab returns for...
Dare I say this week is rather… boring? Both SpaceX and Rocket Lab are launching this week for a total of three missions which like a year ago would be cause for celebration. However, both companies...
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Rocket Lab’s eighth launch of 2023 ends in failure
Early Tuesday morning Rocket Lab attempted its eighth launch of 2023 out of New Zealand. Sadly this mission would not make it to orbit after suffering a failure during flight. more…
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Rocket Lab preparing to return to flight by the end of the year
After suffering an inflight failure in September, Rocket Lab gave an update where it said it hopes to begin launches again from New Zealand with in Q4 of this year. An investigation is still underway...
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Rocket Lab sets return to flight mission launch date for mid-December
Rocket Lab completed payload integration of the Japanese iQPS satellite at its facility in New Zealand. The company now has a wet dress rehearsal to complete ahead of a launch, which has a NET date set...
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Relativity CEO goes into why they’re signing launch contracts for a rocket...
A slight feud played out between Relativity CEO Tim Ellis and Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck about the usefulness of launch contracts for rockets still in development. Ellis explained why they do it and the...
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How many rockets did Rocket Lab launch in 2023?
Unlike SpaceX, Rocket Lab doesn’t have a public goal set for the number of launches this year, but a clear one has emerged. For the first time Rocket Lab, with its Electron rocket, could reach...
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Rocket Lab returns to flight with Japanese observation satellite
Rocket Lab launched an Electron rocket late Thursday evening after a couple months break after suffering a failure in September. The successful launch deployed a synthetic aperture radar satellite for...
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