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As Rocket Lab gets ready to start testing the first Archimedes engine for its Neutron launch vehicle, the company mentioned that the rocket won't be ready for its first flight before the middle of 2025.

The company revealed payload and ground systems subcontractors for its Space Development Agency satellite contract

Rocket Lab launched a South Korean smallsat and a NASA solar sail experiment on the company’s fifth flight of the year April 23.

The experiment is a plate-shaped satellite funded by NASA and designed by Aerospace Corp. as a potential alternative to the cubesat.

Rocket Lab launched a mission for the National Reconnaissance Office from Virginia March 21, the company’s second launch in as many weeks.

The space launch industry is transitioning to new families of rockets, trying to bring more space into the market while finding ways to compete against a growing number of rivals.

Rocket Lab launched a radar imaging satellite for Japanese company Synspective on March 12. This is the latest in a series of launches for that company.