Bookmark?Remove? Rocket Lab says fixes test flight glitch which terminated first launch Rocket Lab, a Silicon Valley-funded space launch company, said a contractor's error was to blame for its maiden flight failing to reach orbit in May, but that the problem had been fixed ahead of another planned launch in the next two months. More »
Bookmark?Remove? New Zealand launches into space race with 3D-printed rocket A supplied image of the launch and maiden flight of a battery-powered, 3-D printed rocket built by Rocket Lab, a Silicon Valley-funded space launch company, at New Zealand’s remote Mahia Peninsula, May 25, 2017. Rocket Lab/Handout via REUTERS Rocket Lab, a Sil... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Rocket launch startup Rocket Lab snags $75 million new funding Rocket LabÕs launch vehicle, Electron, sits at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, February 16, 2017. Photo courtesy of Rocket Lab/Handout via REUTERS Privately owned Rocket Lab, a Los Angeles- and New Zealand-based startup poised to b... More »