Rocket Lab USA, Inc. RKLB has recently secured a major NASA contract to launch the Aspera astrophysics mission in early 2026, reinforcing its position as a trusted partner in advanced space science.

LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or the “Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has been selected by NASA to ...

NASA has selected Rocket Lab to launch its Aspera smallsat mission, which will study gases in the vast regions of space between galaxies. “As a long-trusted launch partner for NASA’s most pioneering ...

NASA has selected Rocket Lab to launch its Aspera smallsat mission, which will study gases in the vast regions of space between galaxies. Rocket Lab's Electron will launch Aspera, a cubesat being ...

LONG BEACH, Calif., Oct. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocket Lab Corporation (RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced the clearance ...

In a brief statement, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory's (JPL) Director Dave Gallagher announced that the organization is letting go of around 550 employees at its La Cañada Flintridge facility in ...

In what appears to be a jab at NASA, Rocket Lab this week unveiled its own plan to return rock and dust samples the space agency has been collecting from Mars’ Jezero Crater since 2021. NASA earlier ...

Rocket Lab USA has been awarded a potential $300 million task order by NASA to launch its Aspera mission. The agency said Wednesday the indefinite-delivery/indefinite ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California is a research and development lab federally ...

NASA engineers explain how a new flat satellite design just worked in orbit, and why it could matter far beyond this mission.

Four astronauts are set to depart the International Space Station Wednesday amid a health concern. The unprecedented early ...

Researchers at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies were officially kicked out of their Columbia University laboratory this week in one of New York City’s best-known locations. The Morningside ...