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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 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.
US military taps Rocket Lab’s new Neutron launcher for ‘point to point’ cargo test flight in 2026
Rocket Lab has signed a contract to launch its new Neutron rocket on a test flight that will advance the U.S. Air Force's point-to-point cargo transportation concept.
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.
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 ...
SpaceNews4d
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 ...
FlightGlobal7d
Stratolaunch completes hypersonic flight with reusable Talon-A
The California company Stratolaunch is pioneering the development of a reusable flight vehicle capable of reaching speeds ...
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 ...
SpaceNews19d
Astra targets cargo delivery with Rocket 4 in Pentagon-backed plan
Payments under the DIU contract are milestone-based, requiring Astra to demonstrate it is “de-risking” Rocket ... The Pentagon has long sought rapid-response launch capabilities outside ...
Financial World9d
Trump’s 2026 budget raises questions over favoritism toward Elon Musk
A major change is also visible in the Pentagon’s proposed budget, which proposes a remarkable 13 percent increase ...