Rocket Lab’s innovative “Hungry Hippo” fairings for the Neutron rocket have arrived at Wallops Island, Virginia, marking a key milestone in preparations for the vehicle’s long-awaited debut flight. The arrival came days after Rocket Lab explained the rupture of a first stage tank during qualification trials.
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Rocket Lab had its most successful year to date in 2025, with its Electron rocket…
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Launch Previews: Ariane 6, Falcon 9, Atlas V, and Electron launches highlight busy week
by Sean YoderGlobal launch activity is set to surge over the next week, with 13 missions scheduled…
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Firefly Aerospace has pinpointed a minor hydrocarbon contamination as the root cause of a combustion…
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Rocket Lab has inaugurated Launch Complex 3 (LC-3) for its Neutron rocket, which is set…
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Firefly advances production of Eclipse and Blue Ghost, announces Ocula imaging service
by Aaron McCreaFirefly Aerospace is continuing to make good progress toward the debut of the company’s next-generation…
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Rocket Lab is making rapid progress in its quest to get its medium-lift launcher, Neutron,…
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Starlink launch concludes record-breaking 2024
With SpaceX’s successful launch of the Starlink Group 12-6 mission on Tuesday, the curtain came…
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Launch Roundup: Kairos stands down second launch attempt, Falcon 9 to launch 03, GPS and NRO missions
by Martin SmithThis week, Japanese commercial company Space One stood down two attempts to launch its Kairos…
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Firefly Aerospace, the decade-old spaceflight company based in Cedar Park, Texas, is now working on…
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Firefly successfully launched Alpha on Noise of Summer mission
by Aaron McCreaAfter six months of preparation following its last flight, Firefly successfully launched the Alpha rocket…
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Rocket Lab successfully launched its 50th Electron rocket June 20 at 2:13 PM EDT (18:13…
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Launch Roundup: two missions to the ISS, including first Dragon 2 from SLC-40
by John SharpSpaceX is preparing to launch three Falcon 9s, including two Starlink missions. Additionally, launching this…
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As the Cygnus S.S. Laurel Clark spends its first days berthed to the ISS, the…
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The final flight of the Antares 230+ launch vehicle, marking the end of the career…
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Rocket Lab, which has operated its Electron small-satellite launcher successfully from New Zealand since 2017,…
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New spacecraft, new firsts, new hardware – International Space Station wraps up a busy and historic 2022
by Joseph Navin2022 has marked another busy chapter for the International Space Station (ISS). Along with its…
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Rocket Lab launched the 29th Electron mission on August 4 at 05:00 UTC. NROL-199 launched…
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Rocket Lab launched its 28th Electron rocket on the “Wise One Looks Ahead” mission, also…
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Rocket Lab makes first booster catch attempt during successful There And Back Again mission
After announcing plans to recover and reuse the first stage of the company’s Electron rocket…