WELLINGTON, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand-based Rocket Lab has successfully launched NASA CubeSats to orbit on first ever Venture Class Launch Services (VCLS) mission. Rocket Lab's Electron launch vehicle successfully lifted off on Sunday from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand's Ma...
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31, 2024. (Image credit: Rocket Lab via X) A 2019 report found New Zealand's space industry is driven almost entirely by commercial activity, characterised by a mix of startups and entrepreneur-run, privately-funded companies. The country's space legislation is well suited to developing a ...
While Rocket Lab has incorporated aerial retrieval (using a helicopter and net) to make theElectron’sfirst stage reusable, the entire design and development process of theNeutronrocket has been tailored to ensure reusability. First, the rocket’s shape is tapered and wider at the b...
Rocket Lab's four-year campaign to develop an inexpensive, dedicated rocket to put small satellites into orbit reached a major milestone today (May 25) with the debut launch of its two-stage Electron booster from a new commercial spaceport in New Zealand. After waiting three days for high ...
Electron lifted off from New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula. It was the first orbital-class rocket launched from a private launch site in the world, the release said. Peter Beck, CEO and founder of Rocket Lab, said: "We're one of a few companies to ever develop a rocket from scratch and ...
On top of that, Rocket Lab CEO and founder Peter Beck is a native of New Zealand. In the coming weeks, the company he founded will be looking over its test flight data to prepare for its second test launch, which will take place in a few months. This launch will attempt to reach or...
Rocket Lab plans to begin operations from a second launchpad in New Zealand as early Feb. 28, the company said Feb. 23. Rocket Lab has launched its Electron small-satellite booster 23 times since 2017 from its privately owned spaceport on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula. The company, which ...
An Electron rocket lifted off at 1:33 a.m.EST(7:33 p.m. NZDT) from the company’s launch complex on the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand, marking the first time CubeSats have launched for NASA on a rocket designed specifically for small payloads. ...
Lab’s Electron rocket ahead of the launch on the Mahia peninsula in New Zealand on March 10, 2022. NASA plans to send up a satellite to track a new orbit around the moon which it hopes to use in the coming years to once again land astronauts on the lunar surface. (Rocket Lab via ...