by Carol Vaughn | Oct 13, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket arrived at Wallops Island Wednesday, Oct. 12, in preparation for the company’s first launch from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, scheduled for December. The launch also will be the company’s first from the United...
by James Ritch | Apr 21, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Rocket Lab announced Tuesday the inaugural launch of its Electron rocket from the Wallops Island spaceport will carry a mission for HawkEye 360, a Virginia-based radio frequency geopspatial analytics provider. The company contracted with Rocket Lab...
by James Ritch | Mar 24, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Rocket Lab will celebrate the start of construction on the company’s production complex and launch site for its Neutron rocket with a groundbreaking ceremony Monday, April 11. The production facility will be built on Wallops Island Road, just across...
by James Ritch | Jan 11, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Accomack County is a finalist to be the site of a Rocket Lab facility that will support parts production, assembly, integration, and testing for the company’s massive new Neutron rocket. The company previously announced it will launch rockets from...
by James Ritch | Dec 2, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Rocket Lab USA, Inc., gave its first major update on the development of its Neutron rocket Thursday. Rocket Lab founder and CEO Peter Beck in a virtual event revealed details about Neutron’s design, materials, propulsion, and reusability architecture...