Rocket Lab | The Worlds Largest AFP Machine Of Its Kind Rocket Lab 2024-08-14 | When you're making the world's largest carbon composite rocket, you need the world's largest carbon composite rocket-building machine of its kind.Say hello to the newest addition in our automated production line: our 75-ton, custom-designed AFP machine that will produce all of Neutron's largest composite structures and save 150,000+ manufacturing hours in Neutron's production process.More info: rocketlabusa.com/updates/rocket-lab-begins-installation-of-large-carbon-composite-rocket-building-machine
Neutron | Archimedes Testing Continues at Stennis Rocket Lab 2024-09-28 | The Archimedes engine development and qualification campaign continues to progress well with lots of hot fires taking the engine through various operating conditions and tweaks.
Makers of: Mars Mission Rocket Lab 2024-08-30 | Learn more about the two identical spacecraft designed, built, integrated, and tested by Rocket Lab for the University of California Berkeley’s Space Science Laboratory and NASA's ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) mission.The ESCAPADE mission sets to further unravel the mysteries of the Red Planet, studying its unique hybrid magnetosphere.Learn more: rocketlabusa.com/missions/escapade
Rocket Lab - Owl For One, One For Owl Launch Rocket Lab 2024-08-02 | Mission Name: Owl For One, One For OwlRocket: ElectronLaunch Date: 03 August 2024Launch Site: Launch Complex 1, Mahia, New ZealandLaunch Time: 04:39 am NZTPayload: New StriX SatelliteRocket Lab launched a dedicated mission for Synspective, a Japanese Earth observation company deploying a constellation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites designed to deliver imagery that can detect millimetre-level changes to the Earth’s surface from space. More info: rocketlabusa.com/assets/Uploads/FINAL-F51-Synspective-press-kit.pdf
Rocket Lab Team Members Look Back on 50 Launches Rocket Lab 2024-06-25 | Early Rocket Lab team members reflect on the road to 50 launches, share some of their favorite memories, and discuss what excites them about Rocket Lab's future.
Peter Beck reflects on reaching 50 launches Rocket Lab 2024-06-25 | Peter Beck reflects on reaching 50 launches
The Road to 50 Launches Rocket Lab 2024-06-25 | Electron has reached 50 launches faster than any commercially developed rocket in history. This is a look back at the wild ride from Flight 1 to Flight 50.
Rocket Lab - No Time Toulouse Launch Rocket Lab 2024-06-20 | Mission Name: No Time ToulouseRocket: ElectronLaunch Date: 19 June 2024Launch Site: Launch Complex 1Launch Time: 06:13 NZSTPayload: Five Kinéis IoT satellitesThe ‘No Time Toulouse’ mission was our milestone 50th Electron launch that launched on June 19th, 2024 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand.The mission was the first of five dedicated Electron launches for Kinéis, a company backed by private and public investors including the French government’s space agency CNES (Centre National d'Études Spatiales) and CLS (Collecte Localisation Satellites) an international space-based solutions provider, to improve global IoT connectivity. Kinéis’ new constellation will connect any object anywhere in the world and guarantee the transmission of targeted and useful data to users, in near-real time, with low energy consumption with more powerful 30kg-class nanosats that integrate IoT technology. More info: rocketlabusa.com/assets/Uploads/No-Time-Toulouse-Press-Kit.pdf
Archimedes Test Stand | Stennis Space Center Rocket Lab 2024-06-05 | Hear from Nickey Raines - Manager of Rocket Lab's Stennis Test Complex as the team ramp up for our Archimedes Hot Fire campaign.More info: rocketlabusa.com/launch/neutron
Rocket Lab - PREFIRE & Ice Launch Rocket Lab 2024-06-05 | Mission Name: PREFIRE & IceLaunch Date: 05 June, 2024 NZTLaunch Site: Launch Complex 1, Mahia, New ZealandCustomers: NASAPayloads (Satellites) Launched: PREFIRENASA’s PREFIRE mission, short for Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment, is tasked with measuring heat loss from both the Arctic and Antarctica, in an aim to help researchers better understand Earth’s energy budget.The Arctic and Antarctic help to regulate Earth’s climate by radiating a lot of the heat initially absorbed at the tropics back into space. But for regions like the Arctic, about 60% of that heat escapes to space in the form of farinfrared wavelengths that haven’t been systematically measured.Changes at Earth’s poles can influence global weather patterns and affect sea level rise. The climate data collected by PREFIRE will help to provide a more accurate read of the future of some of Earth’s coldest, most remote regions - and in turn, the future of our planetMore info: rocketlabusa.com/assets/Uploads/FINAL-PREFIRE-presskit-Web.pdf
Rocket Lab - Ready, Aim, PREFIRE Launch Rocket Lab 2024-05-25 | Mission Name: Ready, Aim, PREFIRELaunch Date: 25 May, 2024 NZTLaunch Site: Launch Complex 1, Mahia, New ZealandCustomers: NASAPayloads (Satellites) Launched: PREFIRENASA’s PREFIRE mission, short for Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment, is tasked with measuring heat loss from both the Arctic and Antarctica, in an aim to help researchers better understand Earth’s energy budget.The Arctic and Antarctic help to regulate Earth’s climate by radiating a lot of the heat initially absorbed at the tropics back into space. But for regions like the Arctic, about 60% of that heat escapes to space in the form of farinfrared wavelengths that haven’t been systematically measured.Changes at Earth’s poles can influence global weather patterns and affect sea level rise. The climate data collected by PREFIRE will help to provide a more accurate read of the future of some of Earth’s coldest, most remote regions - and in turn, the future of our planetMore info: rocketlabusa.com/assets/Uploads/FINAL-PREFIRE-presskit-Web.pdf
Rocket Lab - Beginning Of The Swarm Launch Rocket Lab 2024-04-23 | Mission Name: Beginning of the SwarmLaunch Date: 24 April, 2024 NZTLaunch Site: Launch Complex 1, Mahia, New ZealandCustomers: NASA and KAISTPayloads (Satellites) Launched: • NEONSAT-1 will perform Earth-observation of the Korean Peninsula for KAIST, which will then pair the satellite’s data with artificial intelligence to monitor for natural disasters in the region. NEONSAT-1 is the first of 11 satellites for KAIST’s planned constellation to image the Korean Peninsula several times daily.• The second satellite deployed was NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System, which is a technology demonstration of new materials that use sunlight to propel a spacecraft. Much like a sailboat is powered by wind pushing against a sail, solar sails employ the pressure of sunlight for propulsion. This mission plans to test how well new composite booms unfurl the sail from the spacecraft – which is about the size of a toaster – to an area about the size of a small apartment. Data from this mission will be used for designing future larger-scale composite solar sail systems for space weather early warning satellites, asteroid and other small body reconnaissance missions, and missions to observe the polar regions of the sun.More info: rocketlabusa.com/assets/Uploads/RL-F47-BeginningOfTheSwarm-PressKit-2.pdf
Rocket Lab | End-To-End Space Rocket Lab 2024-04-11 | Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company delivering reliable launch services, complete spacecraft design and manufacturing, satellite components, flight software, and more.
Rocket Lab | Launch Complex 2 Rocket Lab 2024-04-08 | Antonia Hubbard, Rocket Lab's Electron Project Manager at Launch Complex 2, talks us through the importance and value of our US launch site on the Eastern Shore.
Rocket Lab | Join The Pioneers Rocket Lab 2024-04-07 | Hear from the team at Rocket Lab HQ on what life is like at our Long Beach facilities.
Rocket Lab Spacecraft Family Rocket Lab 2024-02-27 | You know how we developed a spacecraft to go to the Moon? And Mars? And spacecraft capable of reentry? And large communications constellation satellites? Remember how we called them all the same thing, Photon? Yeah, we fixed that.
360 | Rocket Lab Electron rocket stage separation - “Four of a Kind” mission Rocket Lab 2024-02-08 | ...
Building Satellites At Scale Rocket Lab 2024-01-09 | There's more than just rockets in this lab. Learn about the highly vertically integrated satellite development process at Rocket Lab spanning design, build, integration, test, launch and in-orbit operation.
Neutron | Stage 2 Cryogenic Test Rocket Lab 2023-11-09 | In October 2023 we completed cryogenic testing for a Neutron 2nd stage. This crucial test involved filling the tank with liquid nitrogen & pressurizing it to expected flight pressures, then pushing it all the way to failure to test extreme tolerances.As part of structural testing we push our tanks to Maximum Expected Operating Pressure (MEOP)...and far beyond.
A Guide To: Electron Ocean Recovery Rocket Lab 2023-10-30 | Electron is already the world's most frequently launched small rocket annually. Now we're making it the world's first reusable orbital small rocket too.As a small rocket, Electron doesn't have the mass margins of larger reusable rockets, so propulsive landing is off the cards. Instead, we equip Electron's first stage with a parachute to slow its descent from space back to Earth, where it splashes down in the ocean for collection by marine vessel and transport back to our production complex for refurbishment, ready for the next flight.
Vardas Winnebago-1 Is Operational Rocket Lab 2023-06-13 | On Monday, June 12 at 2135 UTC Varda Space's Winnebago-1 was launched into Low Earth Orbit.One down, three more to go! The team is hard at work on our 2nd spacecraft for the next space factory mission. From tech demos, Moon missions, and now in-space manufacturing: our spacecraft are enabling innovation in space.
Drone footage from Rocket Like a Hurricane launch for NASA TROPICS Rocket Lab 2023-05-08 | Two NASA CubeSats designed to study tropical cyclones, including hurricanes and typhoons, are in orbit after successfully launching on Rocket Lab's Electron rocket on 8 May 2023.
Rocket Lab | Space Systems and Beyond Rocket Lab 2023-03-21 | Rocket Lab is a premier supplier of flight-proven satellites, subsystems and spacecraft components. The company’s extensive line of small and medium class spacecraft platforms support a wide range of mission profiles for the commercial, civil and defense markets.#MoreThanJustRocketsInThisLab
Welcome to the Moon, CAPSTONE Rocket Lab 2022-11-15 | Congratulations to the tenacious teams at @advspace @TerranOrbital @NASAAmes. Five months after lifting off from LC-1 on Electron, CAPSTONE has arrived at the Moon. A big day for this small spacecraft.
Life at Rocket Lab | Grow Your Career Rocket Lab 2022-10-04 | Hear from some of the Rocket Lab team on what life is like working for a leading provider of launch and space systems.
Life at Rocket Lab | Our Diverse Culture Rocket Lab 2022-10-04 | Hear from some of the Rocket Lab team on what life is like working for a leading provider of launch and space systems.
Life at Rocket Lab | Our Collaborative Culture Rocket Lab 2022-10-04 | Hear from some of the Rocket Lab team on what life is like working for a leading provider of launch and space systems.
Life at Rocket Lab | Our Dynamic Mission Rocket Lab 2022-10-04 | Hear from some of the Rocket Lab team on what life is like working for a leading provider of launch and space systems.
Rocket Lab 2022 Investor Day & Neutron Update Rocket Lab 2022-09-22 | Join Founder & CEO Peter Beck, along with other members of the executive team, to discuss Rocket Lab and provide an update on the Neutron program.
