Rocket Lab designs and manufactures the Electron small orbital launch vehicle, and a range of spacecraft, and is developing the larger Neutron launch vehicle for constellation deployment.

Credit: OroraTech WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab announced Jan. 22 a ... “This launch is a showcase of all the benefits of flying dedicated on Electron: control over schedule, agility and ability ...

Rocket Lab founder and CEO, Sir Peter Beck, said: "This launch is a showcase of all the benefits of flying dedicated on Electron: control over schedule, agility and ability to meet tight deadlines ...

Let's start with the good news. Rocket Lab has a lot to be proud of already: 16 successful rocket launches in 2024 for ...

"Chemical rockets that we use today, even with the extra speed boost from flying by planets, or from swinging by the sun for a boost, just don't have the ability to scale to useful interstellar speeds ...

Each one will fly into a different type of aurora ... likely reverse direction and slip back into space. The rocket for this mission will head for black aurora regions to survey electron populations, ...

Samara's team will launch their rocket through the black aurora and surrounding regions, surveying the electron populations as they fly through to understand how and why this stream reversal takes ...

Scientists have found an elusive third form of magnetism that could help solve a longstanding puzzle about superconductors.

What happened to China's reusable rocket testbed? A Chinese state-owned company performed a rocket flight on January 18 (US time) aimed at testing reusable launch vehicle technology without announcing ...