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A Rocket Lab, a California-based company, has announced when it will attempt to catch a falling rocket booster with a helicopter.

Rocket Lab, a California-based aerospace company, recently announced the completion of a second launch pad at its primary New Zealand launch facilities. In a last-minute change, Pad B (LC-1B), whose completion was announced on February 23rd, is scheduled to host both its first mission and Rocket Lab’s first Electron launch of 2022 no earlier than […]

MIT announced the first of a series of privately funded space probes that will use specially designed laser equipment to examine the composition of the atmosphere on Venus to determine if microbial life can exist in its clouds of sulfuric acid.

Rocket Lab confirms US$4.1b Nasdaq listing, larger rocket for human spaceflight 1 Mar, 2021 06:18 PM 6 minutes to read Kiwi-American company Rocket Lab, founded by Aucklander Peter Beck, has confirmed plans for a US stock exchange listing at a market cap of US$4.1 billion ($5.7b) during the second quarter. US$470m will be raised from new investors with the listing, via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC or shell company) called Vector, backed by Vector Capital. Read More The listed com...