by James Ritch | Mar 21, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: I am writing in response to the article “Rocket Lab Chooses Wallops Island for Neutron Rocket Manufacturing,” published in your newspaper on March 4. Since I moved to the Eastern Shore 12 years ago, I have seldom missed a rocket launch out of Wallops. The...
by James Ritch | Feb 28, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Rocket Lab announced Monday it has selected Wallops Island as the location for its first launch site and manufacturing and operations complex for Neutron, the company’s new 8-ton reusable rocket. Rocket Lab will launch the Neutron from a new Virginia...
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...
by James Ritch | Aug 26, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Rocket Lab announced Wednesday it completed a merger with Vector Acquisition Corporation to take the company public. The combined company will be called Rocket Lab USA Inc. It started trading on Nasdaq Wednesday, with stock trading under the...
