A new set of upgrades to the International Space Station’s Cold Atom Laboratory is allowing NASA to probe quantum mechanics ...

Rocket Lab wants NASA to open up the Mars Sample Return program to commercial competition, arguing it can carry out the mission faster and cheaper than the agency's alternatives. Credit: Rocket Lab ...

Rocket Lab Corporation recently placed Synspective’s tenth StriX radar Earth‑observation satellite into a 552 km orbit on its Electron rocket and was selected by NASA for three dedicated Electron ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An artist's depiction of ...

Rocket Lab was selected by NASA to provide three Electron launches for the PolSIR and TSIS-2 missions. The company supported the U.S. Space Force's VICTUS HAZE mission, setting a global record for ...

Discover how Peter Beck, rejected by NASA, built Rocket Lab into a multi-billion dollar satellite launch company. A story of ...

Rocket Lab's MSR study involves two Neutron launches of a sample retrieval lander and Earth return orbiter. Credit: Rocket Lab WASHINGTON — NASA has awarded a contract to Rocket Lab to study ...

Rocket Lab founder and CEO Peter Beck started his own rocket company after NASA turned him down. Today, Rocket Lab launches satellites for NASA and the company is currently worth approximately $3.3 ...

LONG BEACH, Calif., June 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has been selected by NASA to ...

NASA is in desperate need of an alternative plan for its Mars Sample Return, and is hoping the private industry can salvage its ambitious mission. Reading time 3 minutes For more than three years, ...