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Rocket Lab Wins Share of a $46 Billion Defense Contract. How Big a Share? Well...
"Rocket Lab has been selected by the U.S. Air Force to participate within its Enterprise-Wide Agile Acquisition Contract (EWAAC), a $46 billion indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract designed for the rapid acquisition of innovative technologies, engineering services, and technical solutions."
Rocket Lab’s Neutron tapped for U.S. military cargo test
Neutron, designed to lift up to 13,000 kg to low Earth orbit, remains on schedule for its inaugural launch in 2025
Rocket Lab Signs Contract With Air Force for Neutron Rocket
Rocket Lab signed a contract with the U.S. Air Force to launch a rocket-based system experiment. The spacecraft maker said Thursday the deal was for its Neutron rocket in a point-to-point transportation experiment. The mission is scheduled for a return-to-Earth launch on Neutron no earlier than 2026, it said.
Rocket Lab Neutron chosen for US AFRL experimental mission
Neutron is a powerful new launch option that will set a new standard for performance, affordability, and reliability for government
US military to go orbital for ultra-fast cargo delivery with 28,660-pound load rocket
Rocket Lab, an aerospace firm, will participate in an “experimental mission” for the U.S. Air Force. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has selected Rocket Lab’s medium-lift reusable Neutron for the Rocket Cargo mission.
Trump’s Space Budget Reflects Influence of Elon Musk and SpaceX
SpaceX, already one of the biggest NASA and Pentagon contractors, could win billions of dollars in new contracts if President ...
All about Blue Origin: How Jeff Bezos launched a rocket company that's competing with SpaceX
Blue Origin rockets are launching people to the edge of space, but Jeff Bezos wants the company to compete with SpaceX. It's ...
Reusable rockets are here, so why is NASA paying more to launch stuff to space?
In an era of reusable rockets and near-daily access to space, NASA is still paying more than it did 30 years ago to launch ...
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Pentagon’s hypersonic milestone: Stratolaunch reusable vehicle breaks Mach 5
Launched from Roc, Stratolaunch’s massive carrier aircraft boasting a record-breaking 385-foot wingspan, the Talon-A2 drone ...
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Rocket Lab awarded new HASTE launch contract for the DOD by Kratos
The mission will launch on Rocket Lab’s HASTE rocket from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 on Wallops Island, Virginia no earlier ...
The company with the world’s largest aircraft now has a hypersonic rocket plane
This is the first time anyone in the United States has flown a reusable hypersonic rocket plane since the last flight of the ...