The Latest Breaking News from Rocket Lab

Astronaut Study Reveals Effects of Space Travel on Human Bones

A study of bone loss in 17 astronauts who flew aboard the International Space Station is providing a fuller understanding of the effects of space travel on the human body and steps that can mitigate it, crucial knowledge ahead of potential ambitious future missions. The research amassed new data on…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 2, 2022

NASA hopes New Zealand launch will pave way for moon landing

NASA wants to experiment with a new orbit around the moon that it hopes to use in the coming years to once again land astronauts on the lunar surface

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2022

NASA Hopes New Zealand Launch Will Pave Way for Moon Landing

NASA wants to experiment with a new orbit around the moon that it hopes to use in the coming years to once again land astronauts on the lunar surface. So it is sending up a test satellite from New Zealand, with the launch scheduled for late Tuesday. If successful, the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 28, 2022

Rocket Lab successfully snags rocket booster midair using helicopter

Using a helicopter to retrieve boosters is part of the private aerospace company's plan to save costs and reuse rockets.

Input · May 3, 2022

Watch: Amazing video shows a helicopter catching a rocket booster mid-air

For the first time ever, Rocket Lab captured its Electron booster mid-air via helicopter. It's one big step toward reuse of the rocket.

Inverse · May 3, 2022

Tech & Science Daily: Helicopter catches rocket then drops it

Hear the moment a helicopter catches a falling rocket mid-air.

Evening Standard · May 3, 2022

Rocket Lab helicopter catches rocket booster, then drops it

The company’s test is partially successful as it attempts to make its boosters reusable.

Al Jazeera · May 3, 2022

New Zealand rocket caught but then dropped by helicopter

Using a helicopter to catch a falling rocket is such a complex task that Peter Beck likens it to a “supersonic ballet.”

The Independent UK · May 3, 2022

Rocket builder to attempt to catch falling booster using a helicopter

Rocket Lab is gearing up to catch a falling four-storey-tall rocket booster using a helicopter off New Zealand's coast.

ABC News · Apr 29, 2022

Rocket Lab USA Shares Slide On Q1 Revenue Guidance Cut

Rocket Lab USA Inc (NASDAQ:RKLB) announced the launch window for its next Electron mission, a dedicated mission for Blacksky Technology Inc (NYSE:BKSY) through global launch services provider Spaceflight Inc., begins April 1, 2022, UTC. The delay in launch window opening is weather related and will result in this mission and…

Benzinga · Mar 24, 2022