Rocket Lab is about to perform its first-ever launch from U.S. soil in what will be a major step forward for the 16-year-old spaceflight company.
The upcoming mission follows 31 satellite-deployment flights from Rocket Lab’s launch facility in New Zeal…
New Zealand spaceflight company Rocket Lab is planning to catch the first-stage of one of its Electron rockets as it falls back to Earth shortly after launch on Friday.
It’s only the second time it’s attempted the feat, which involves a helicopter, a s…
While for decades Mars has been the planet outside Earth that has arguably received the most attention, in recent years, planetary scientists have been setting their sites on our other neighbor: Venus. This strange planet with its hellishly high temper…
Rocket Lab has successfully launched a spy satellite to orbit for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).
Rocket Lab’s workhorse Electron rocket blasted the satellite to space from Launch Complex-1 at Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, early on Thurs…
Rocket Lab achieved a world first on Monday when its helicopter caught a rocket booster as it fell from the sky. However, moments after the catch, the booster was released and splashed down in the sea.
The company performed the feat during its There An…
As Rocket Lab makes final preparations for its ambitious attempt to catch a first-stage booster as it falls to Earth shortly after launch, the commercial spaceflight company has shared a dramatic video showing a recent practice run in which its customi…
Rocket Lab is about to make its first attempt at catching a falling booster shortly after launch.
The spaceflight company’s 26th mission — called There And Back Again — will take place at Rocket Lab’s launch facility in New Zealand and could get under…
Rocket Lab is a rapidly expanding commercial spaceflight company that’s keen to emulate the roaring success of SpaceX.
Like its rival, Rocket Lab is intent on building a reusable rocket system to help it cut the cost of its space missions that up to no…