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Rocket Lab delays its Venus atmospheric probe mission
Last year, Rocket Lab announced that it would embark on an ambitious mission to send a small probe to Venus to hunt for organic molecules in its atmosphere.
Virgin Orbit gets stripped for parts as the company shuts down
A bankruptcy auction brought in $36 million across multiple sales.
NASA's CAPSTONE satellite breaks from Earth's orbit and heads toward the Moon
The cubesat is critical to the first Artemis mission.
NASA takes a step towards putting humans back on the Moon with CAPSTONE launch
Rocket Lab has successfully launched NASA's 55-pound CAPSTONE cubesat that will eventually orbit the moon if all goes to plan.
Rocket Lab captures booster in mid-air with a helicopter for the first time
But the pilots had to drop the booster into the ocean.
Watch Rocket Lab try to capture a booster in mid-air with a helicopter
Catch a falling rocket and put it in your pocket.
Rocket Lab will try to snatch a rocket out of mid-air with a helicopter
The ambitious mission, happening this month, is part of a plan to develop a reusable orbital launch vehicle.
Rocket Lab details its reusable Neutron launch vehicle
Rocket Lab has detailed its next-gen Neutron vehicle, and it's built for reusability from the very start.
Rocket Lab will launch its first Moon mission from New Zealand in late 2021
Rocket Lab has revealed that its first Moon mission, CAPSTONE, will launch from New Zealand near the end of 2021.
Rocket Lab launches US Space Force satellite after its failed mission in May
Rocket Lab has successfully launched a US military satellite in its first mission since its 20th Electron launch ended up in failure back in May.
How to watch Rocket Lab's US Space Force satellite launch
The launch window is between 2AM and 4AM ET on Thursday.
Rocket Lab is building spacecraft for a NASA Mars mission
Rocket Lab will make two vehicles for a NASA-backed science mission to Mars, expanding the startup's interplanetary reach.
Rocket Lab's 20th Electron mission ends with second stage failure
Rocket Lab's 20th Electron mission has ended in failure after the second stage abruptly stopped working.
Rocket Lab's next reusable rocket mission will test a new heat shield
Rocket Lab hopes to validate its previous findings and test a new heat shield the company designed to protect Electron from temperatures as hot as 4,352 degrees Fahrenheit.
Rocket Lab reveals plans for reusable rocket with 8 ton payload
Rocket Lab is developing a new, larger reusable rocket called the Neutron that can carry a payload of 8 tons into low-Earth orbit.
Rocket Lab tested its parachute system on a live booster for the first time
New Zealand’s Rocket Lab has been preparing for its sixth mission of the year. The prospective launch was slated to take off from Rocket Lab’s Complex 1 site on the Mahia Peninsula.
Rocket Lab secretly launched its own satellite designed to go to the Moon
Rocket Lab recently made a successful return to flight and launched a client satellite from its Electron Rocket, but that’s not all that happened on the mission. The company also secretly launched its own satellite, called Photon, that could one day fly ambitious deep space missions.
Rocket Lab gains FAA approval to launch satellites from US soil
After successfully returning to launch following a failure in July, Rocket Lab has announced that it has received FAA clearance to launch Electron rockets in the US.
Rocket Lab's Electron rocket makes a successful return to flight
Rocket Lab has made a successful return to flight following a failure last month. The company’s Electron rocket launched a 100 kg (220 pound) Earth observation satellite from its facility on the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand at 11:05 PM EDT on August 30th. That marks the first flight since the company’s failed launch on July 4th, when it lost seven satellites including one from Canon.
Rocket Lab will resume launches no sooner than August 27th
Rocket Lab has revealed that it will resume launches as soon as August 27th.
