When aircraft break the sound barrier, they produce shock waves that reverberate through the surrounding air and produce the ...

Rocket Lab's recent suborbital mission successfully tested advanced hypersonic technology for the U.S. Department of Defense in November.

The New Space Race Since the last landing on the Moon by Apollo 17 in 1972, men have not ventured into space further than near-Earth orbit. This can also be considered the date at which space ...

Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company that provides launch services, spacecraft, satellite components and on-orbit management. The company has a manufacturing facility in Albuquerque at the ...

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. has received a $23.9 million award from the U.S. Department of Commerce to enhance its semiconductor manufacturing capabilities at its facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Rocket Lab set a new speed record for launch turnaround time, successfully executing two Electron missions in 24 hours. The company added in a statement that this is also the first time any launch ...

While space startup Rocket Lab USA Inc. prepares to test-launch its new medium-sized rocket next year, its shares have already blasted into orbit. This mostly reusable rocket, called Neutron ...

A team of college kids at the University of Southern California broke the world record for the highest altitude reached by a rocket launched by amateurs — soaring a whopping 89 miles above the ...

Rocket Lab has made a name for itself as the second ... In August, it fired its Archimedes engine, the one to be used for its larger rocket, for the first time. CEO Peter Beck says the tests ...

Rocket Lab's Electron vehicle is the second-most ... In August, it fired its Archimedes engine, the one to be used for its larger rocket, for the first time. CEO Peter Beck says the tests keep ...

You can thank CEO Sir Peter Beck for that. Late last night (our time -- I think it was a morning post in New Zealand ), the Rocket Lab CEO posted on X the observation that he's really happy that ...

And Neutron's new Archimedes engine has achieved milestones, including over 100% throttle level tests, with production ramping up at the company's California assembly line. Related: Rocket Lab ...