It's not easy to birth a rocket into this world, not even when you have some previous experience with such things. Take California-based Rocket Lab: on the space exploration market since 2006, it has ...

I'm rooting for Rocket Lab, but this attitude does give me some concern: “Our aim is to make it to orbit on the first try. You won’t see us using some qualifier about us just clearing the pad, and ...

Rocket Lab, the innovative space company known for its small Electron rocket, is making a bold leap into the larger launch market with the development of its Neutron rocket. Recently, the company ...

Rocket Lab’s latest milestone on its path to a reusable medium-lift rocket is not a booster landing, but a nose cone that behaves more like a mechanical creature than a disposable shell. With its ...

Rocket Lab's next-generation Neutron rocket fairing, dubbed the "Hungry Hippo" for its hinged and reusable top-end, has reached the company's spaceport in Virginia for further testing and integration.