Rocket Lab, Stuart Nash, respond to Greens' attack on combat-support satellite launch 10 Mar, 2021 06:39 PM 10 minutes to read Rocket Lab's new, larger, crew-capable Neutron Rocket, scheduled for its first launch in 2024. Video / Rocket Lab Rocket Lab's new, larger, crew-capable Neutron Rocket, scheduled for its first launch in 2024. Video / Rocket Lab The Greens have stepped up an attack on Rocket Lab for including a US military satellite in its next launch - "Gunsmoke-J", a prototype for a possible series of nano-satellites that will collect targeting data "in direct support of Army combat operations" according to a US Army fact sheet and a US Department of Defence budget document.