Top updates from 2024
July 2024
- spacenews.com
Rocket Lab wins another launch contract from Japan’s iQPS
Rocket Lab won a contract for three Electron launches for iQPS radar-imaging satellites starting in late 2027, bringing total contracted launches to 18. iQPS aims to deploy a 24-satellite SAR constell…
- spacenews.com
Rocket Lab to open Alaska launch site under $266 million Space Force deal
The U.S. Space Force awarded Rocket Lab a $266 million contract for up to 18 suborbital missions, including 12 firm launches starting no earlier than late 2026. The deal funds a new launch site at Kod…
- heise.de
Reusable European rocket Themis passes dress rehearsal
The European Space Agency (ESA) successfully completed a dress rehearsal for Themis, a 28-meter reusable rocket prototype, testing its systems under extreme cold and pressure. The test used liquid nit…
June 2024
- heise.de
Rocket Lab receives multi-million dollar order from US Space Force
Rocket Lab received its largest contract to date—a $266M deal with the US Space Force for twelve suborbital flights, with an option for six more. The launches will primarily use the Haste rocket from …
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