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Rocket Lab signed a new multi-launch deal with Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS for three dedicated Electron missions. The agreement expands an existing launch partnership and lifts the total planned missions between the companies to 18. This latest contract focuses on deploying iQPS satellites for its synthetic aperture radar constellation. Rocket Lab, listed as NasdaqGS:RKLB, continues to build out its commercial launch backlog at a time when its stock has been volatile. The share...

Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) shares moved higher on Thursday after the space launch company secured a new multi-launch agreement with Japan-based Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS) for three dedicated Electron missions.

Under the multi-launch contract, Rocket Lab will be responsible for 12 suborbital launches and an additional six launches on behalf of the U.S. Space Force.

Rocket Lab stock is down 32% in July, but it's still winning contracts.

Rocket Lab (NasdaqGS:RKLB) has been awarded a US$266 million contract by the U.S. Space Force. The contract covers 12 suborbital launches. The award positions Rocket Lab as a key provider within national security space programs. Rocket Lab operates in both launch services and space infrastructure, an area that continues to draw government and defense attention. This new U.S. Space Force contract offers investors an additional concrete data point on how the company is being used within...

By Karen Roman Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) said it successfully launched the Pelican-11, its demonstration satellite part of the second generation of the high-resolution Pelican fleet. The spacecraft will […]

Rocket Lab said on Monday ‌it would acquire ‌satellite communications provider Iridium Communications ​in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $8 billion, marking one of the ‌biggest ⁠consolidation moves in the commercial space industry. Iridium ⁠shareholders will receive $27 in cash and Rocket ​Lab shares, ​with ​a combined ‌value of $54 per Iridium share. The deal is expected to close in mid-2027.

Rocket Lab deployed Synspective’s 10th satellite aboard its Electron rocket from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand.

Three Electron launches for PolSIR and TSIS-2 join Aspera and LOXSAT on an expanding government launch schedule

Rocket Lab was selected by NASA to provide three Electron launches for the PolSIR and TSIS-2 missions. The company supported the U.S. Space Force's VICTUS HAZE mission, setting a global record for launch turnaround. These missions expand Rocket Lab's government and defense work, highlighting its role in time sensitive, high value space projects. Rocket Lab (NasdaqGS:RKLB) is attracting attention after winning NASA's three launch contract and supporting a record speed mission for the U.S...

The launch window opens June 26 at 12:45 p.m. ET, though unsettled weather could affect timing.

SpaceX has completed 660 missions and reflown a booster 583 times. The company’s lead over its two main rivarls, Blue Origin and Rocket Lab, is enormous.

SpaceX has completed 660 missions and reflown a booster 583 times. The company’s lead over its two main rivarls, Blue Origin and Rocket Lab, is enormous.

Yuri Kojian, Chief Investment Officer at Tema ETFs and portfolio manager of the new $NASA ETF, discusses the fund's launch and its unique position as the first pure-play space fund with direct SpaceX exposure. He delves into the portfolio's strategy, highlighting key holdings such as AST SpaceMobile ($SASTS), Rocket Lab ($RKLB), and Intuitive Machines ($LUNR), and explains why the fund excludes legacy aerospace companies like Boeing. Kojian also shares insights on the evolving space economy, including upcoming IPOs and the role of international players like OHB SE.

Investing.com -- China is set to launch its Shenzhou-23 mission on Sunday, sending three astronauts to the Tiangong space station in a flight that could see one crew member remain in orbit for a full year, the longest human space mission in the country’s history.

Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) shares dropped 6. 6% on Thursday after the company disclosed plans for a large-scale equity offering programme that could raise up to US$3 billion through future share sales.