Tag: Long beach
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Rocket Lab Could Become the Space Force’s Favorite Rocket Launcher
Rocket Lab has been building rockets in Long Beach for more than a decade, competing with the likes of SpaceX in a less talked-about area of the space industry: satellite launches. But growing interest in space exploration made CEO Peter Beck rethink …
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‘Just Like a Supercharger’: Rocket Lab’s High-Stakes Bid to Match SpaceX’s Dominance
A Long Beach company that has taken on SpaceX to become one of the leaders in small satellite launches is set to go public next week. Rocket Lab will arrive on Wall Street in a deal with a blank-check company that pegs the 15-year old satellite launch…
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‘Just Like a Supercharger’: Rocket Lab’s High-Stakes Bid to Match SpaceX’s Dominance
A Long Beach company that has taken on SpaceX to become one of the leaders in small satellite launches is set to go public next week. Rocket Lab will arrive on Wall Street in a deal with a blank-check company that pegs the 15-year old satellite launch…
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Flush with Cash, Rocket Maker Relativity Moves Into a Massive Long Beach Facility
On the heels of a $650 million raise earlier this month, reusable rocket-maker Relativity Space is upgrading its headquarters to a 93-acre former Boeing manufacturing facility in Long Beach where it can house production.Relativity CEO Tim Ellis told d…
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Rocket Lab is Designing a Twin Spacecraft to go to Mars
Long Beach-based aerospace manufacturer Rocket Lab landed a contract with NASA to design a twin Photon spacecraft for a Mars mission that will begin in 2024.NASA’s choice to employ Rocket Lab for this mission comes as another win for Los Angeles, whic…
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Relativity Space Raises $650M for Its Recyclable Rocket
Aerospace upstart Relativity Space and its CEO Tim Ellis are trying to take on SpaceX in the recyclable rocket race. The company has landed a new funding round to produce a fully reusable rocket that could launch within three years. Long Beach-based R…