Our second Pioneer spacecraft for VardaSpace is successfully operating on orbit!

Over the next month, our team will conduct on orbit operations enabling Varda’s hypersonic reentry capsule to conduct orbital processing before we deorbit the spacecraft and return Varda’s capsule.

Read more: bit.ly/4jjY6r2

New launch update 🚨 We’ve signed a contract for a dedicated Electron launch for constellation operator OroraTech. Lift-off is just a few weeks away to get them on orbit quickly to meet the requirements of their wildfire detection mission. Full details: bit.ly/4aup3Ej

Blue Ghost is successfully operating on orbit! Congratulations Firefly Space. The lander is embarking on its 45-day trip to the Moon. On this trajectory, our MAX Flight Software provides highly configurable Guidance, Navigation & Control that helps maintain a precise lunar transit for the lander – because when the Moon’s your destination, precision is everything.

Learn more: bit.ly/3CnZsjM

Full SpaceNews_Inc Space Minds podcast with Peter_J_Beck out now: youtu.be/OVmkGZ4fSTA?si…

L-1 week until the next batch of KineisIoT satellites is launched to orbit on Electron.

We're building out their entire constellation of 25 spacecraft across five launches. Three are done, two to go!

Currently targeting lift-off for no earlier than Feb 4th NZT from Launch Complex 1.

🚀 Launch Update 🚀

Electron is ready for lift-off, but the latest COLA report is in and it rules out our single instantaneous launch opportunity for tomorrow’s KineisIoT launch.

We have plenty of backup launch opportunities in the coming days that meet customer requirements, so these five satellites will be in orbit in no time.

Enjoy: 60 launches in 60(ish) seconds.

🚀🛰️ RKLB TO THE MOON (literally!) We’ve just celebrated the 3rd anniversary of the CAPSTONE mission to the Moon for NASA and AdvancedSpace – launched on our Electron rocket and delivered with our Lunar Photon spacecraft!

This milestone marked Rocket Lab’s debut in designing, building and launching our own interplanetary capable satellite.

It was an honor to host Gen. Stephen Whiting, Commander of U.S. Space Command, for a recent tour of the production line for our Electron and HASTE launch vehicles. We’re proud to support both national security and commercial missions with responsive launch, innovative https://t.co/itz1Vixf2z — Rocket Lab (@RocketLab) Jul 9, 2025

July 10, 2025 at 01:40AM
via Twitter https://twitter.com/RocketLab

We’ve signed an agreement with BollingerShip to complete the build-out of our 400ft landing platform for Neutron missions that return to Earth at sea – expanding our development of Neutron recovery infrastructure to Louisiana⚓🚀 Learn more: bit.ly/4lxFwMs

Our ESCAPADE twins, Blue & Gold, are currently undergoing routine checkups and testing as they get ready for their return to Florida—next stop: Mars.🛰️🛰️🔴

These two Rocket Lab-built spacecraft will study the Martian magnetosphere as part of NASA and ucbssl ESCAPADE mission.

🌐 Learn more: bit.ly/46PRyMO

There’s more than just rockets in this Lab — we also design and manufacture our own high-performance components for space systems and satellites, from star trackers to separation systems. End-to-end.

https://youtu.be/HIwYu8_tH8c?si=EsFySVq7zf_L--ki

We’re ready to make the next era of human spaceflight to Mars possible.

Rocket Lab’s Mars Telecommunications Orbiter is designed to deliver real-time, high-bandwidth communications on the Red Planet—powered by our proven technology, firm-fixed pricing, and end-to-end execution.

🔗Learn more: bit.ly/415yjeL

Launching next on Electron for its 69th mission is ‘The Harvest Goddess Thrives’ for @QPS_Inc 🚀 This will be Electron’s 4th launch this year for iQPS as part of a multi-launch contract to deploy their SAR Earth-imaging constellation.

📅: NET August 5th UTC
⌚: NET 03:45 UTC
📍: Launch Complex 1
🛰️: QPS-SAR-12
ℹ️: bit.ly/45d2MZd

🟢Wet Dress Rehearsal complete for F69, which means we are GO for tomorrow’s fifth mission on Electron for QPS_Inc.

“The Harvest Goddess Thrives” launch window opens:
🚀 UTC | 03:45, Aug 5
🚀 NZT | 3:45 p.m., Aug 5
🚀 JST | 12:45 p.m., Aug 5
🚀 EST | 11:45 p.m., Aug 4
🚀 PST | 8:45 p.m., Aug 4

Did you hear? We’ve cleared the spacecraft integration milestone for USSF_SSC & DIU_x's VICTUS HAZE mission! The spacecraft has been built and integrated with just 15 months from contract to completion.

We’re providing the ONLY end-to-end solution:
✅Spacecraft design, build & integration - just 15 months from contract to completion
✅Flight & ground software
✅Launch & Licensing
✅On-orbit ops

Yeah—we’re doing it all. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/3J7yhN6

It’s official — we’ve acquired Geost!

Adding space-based missile defense, space protection & space domain awareness sensors to our extensive portfolio of launch, spacecraft, and now payloads - securing the critical technology needed for next-generation defense initiatives and U.S. national security missions.

Learn more: bit.ly/3UmNjRF