Rocket Lab’s plan involved plucking a rocket booster out of the sky by catching it using a helicopter and parachute system. And the plan worked, on the company’s first try.

Standing in a grassy field at NASA's Kennedy Space Center that night, I, too, watched as the Falcon soared into the night sky. Appearing as a bright orange fireball, the rocket turned night into ...

To support his mission, Chipa has launched a GoFundMe campaign for his Black-owned rocket company to raise funds for developing two rockets: Big Hussle 33 and Nipsey Sky, named in honor of the ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Thursday, Oct. 27, carrying 53 Starlink satellites into orbit and providing a stunning light show for anyone who looked toward ...

On May 22, Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:RKLB) announced the launch window of its next space mission launch for BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE:BKSY). The launch is scheduled for May 28th and will ...

Rocket Lab sent a foursome of satellites into orbit today for a threesome of customers, including the Seattle-based BlackSky Earth-watching venture. BlackSky’s sibling subsidiary, Spaceflight ...

Southland residents who gazed upward on Monday evening, March 18, likely saw a falcon soaring through the night sky. But it wasn’t a bird of prey. Instead, it was a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which ...

HERNDON, Va., February 10, 2025--BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) and Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) have established a launch window opening February 18 for the first Gen-3 satellite ...

A NASA Black Brant IX sounding rocket launched on Oct. 7, 2015, from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia. The rocket deployed mixtures of barium and strontium for scientific research.