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 | 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...
by James Ritch | Jul 22, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Accomack County Board of Supervisors after public hearings Wednesday unanimously approved rezoning 28 acres on Wallops Island Road from agricultural to industrial use, as well as two conditional use permits required for a planned rocket...