Rocket Lab has cut the ribbon on its Launch Complex 3 launchpad, which will begin sending Neutron rockets into orbit as soon as the end of this year. The pad is designed to minimize downtime and repairs between launches and offer something more ...

ESCAPADE’s path through space, relative to the Earth, has the peculiar shape of a kidney bean. In the world of astrodynamics, this is called a staging or libration orbit. It’s a way to keep the spacecraft on a stable trajectory to wait for the opportunity to go to Mars late next year.

Rocket Lab opened its third launch complex, LC-3, at Wallops Island, Virginia, on Aug. 28. The new pad will be base of operations for launching Rocket Lab's Neutron reusable rocket. Neutron has the potential to add $350 million in annual revenue for Rocket ...

WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. (WAVY) — The Virginia Spaceport Authority’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Launch Complex 3, home for Rocket Lab’s newest reusable rocket, Neutron, is now complete and celebrated its official opening Thursday. Officials said ...

Skyroot nearing first launch with big ambitions. Three years after India opened up its space sector to private companies, Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace is targeting its first full-scale commercial satellite launch mission in January 2026,