There are no customer satellites aboard the first Spectrum test flight. The rocket will climb into a polar orbit from Andøya ...

Ariane 6 suffered numerous delays before finally launching on its inaugural flight in June 2024. It still wasn’t perfect, however, as the rocket’s second stage failed to raise its altitude and ...

The first flight of Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket didn't last long on Sunday. The booster's nine engines switched off as ...

It is no surprise then to see Rocket Lab USA (NASDAQ: RKLB) approved to compete for a $5.6 billion launch contract from the United States Space Force. The project, which has a five-year ordering ...

The Department of Defense announced the contract as follows: Rocket Lab National Security LLC ... a contract vehicle with a value of up to $5.6 billion against which task and delivery orders ...

At $5.6 billion, this is a huge contract for a company the size of Rocket Lab. It will have a minimum of 30 missions with a potential expansion through 2034. Knowing how government contracts work ...

A test rocket aimed at building the ability to launch satellites from Europe crashed about 40 seconds after takeoff from a Norwegian spaceport on Sunday. The unmanned Spectrum rocket, an orbital ...