Rocket Lab kicked off the year with the launch and recovery of its Electron rocket as part of the company’s continued efforts to reuse its small launch vehicle’s first stage. Electron lifted off on ...
Rocket Lab has made several tweaks to both the Electron booster and its recovery techniques now that it is planning to recover boosters after splashdown instead of mid-air capture. Credit: Rocket Lab ...
Rocket Lab, the global leader in dedicated small satellite launch, has revealed plans to recover and re-fly the first stage of its Electron launch vehicle. The move aims to enable Rocket Lab to ...
In an exciting development, Rocket Lab has partnered with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to demonstrate its Neutron rocket’s reusability in a mission slated for no later than 2026. This ...
Rocket Lab has made improvements to the first stage of the Electron rocket to make it more resilient to ocean water, upgrades that will be put to the test with tonight’s launch. The “Baby Come Back” ...
Four months after the spectacular feat that was catching a descending rocket stage in mid-air, Rocket Lab has re-ignited one of the engines from that booster — an important step on their roadmap to ...
Elon Musk says SpaceX’s Starship could become one of the most important milestones in the evolution of life, arguing the fully reusable rocket could make humanity multi-planetary.
Rocket Lab shares have risen by about 20% in the past month, with the successful recovery of the first stage of its Electron rocket boosting investor confidence. However, reusability should not be ...
The company just notched a big milestone on the road to rocket reusability. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Rocket Lab launched a ...