Aerospace & Spaceflight Rocket Lab Delays Neutron Launch Into 2027 After Tank Defect David WhitakerOctober 20, 2026October 20, 20260 Rocket Lab has postponed Neutron’s inaugural launch into 2027 after inspections found small voids inside a carbon-fiber component of the…
Aerospace & Spaceflight Rocket Lab’s $8 Billion Iridium Deal Advances Before Neutron Reaches Orbit David WhitakerSeptember 28, 2026September 28, 20260 Rocket Lab is closer to owning an operating global satellite network, but the larger rocket that underpins part of the…
Aerospace & Spaceflight Rocket Lab Photon Will Test SpaceX Military Network Connection in 2027 David WhitakerSeptember 8, 2026September 8, 20260 The U.S. Space Force has selected SpaceX to build the backbone of a major military satellite network, but it does…
Aerospace & Spaceflight Rocket Lab Wins $663 Million, but Larger Space Force Award Awaits Unflown Rocket David WhitakerAugust 27, 2026August 27, 20260 Rocket Lab secured two U.S. Space Force awards with a combined stated value of $663 million, but they do not…
Aerospace & Spaceflight Space Force Awards Three Companies $615 Million for SpaceX Tracking Alternatives David WhitakerAugust 6, 2026August 6, 20260 The U.S. Space Force is not letting a $4.16 billion SpaceX award become its only route to tracking aircraft and…