Rocket Lab

Meet Pioneer. Proudly built and powered by Rocket Lab for Varda Space Industries, Pioneer is a vertically integrated marvel. From solar array panels to star trackers, reaction wheels, our own Curie engine, and separation systems—every major component is designed, built, and tested in-house. When we say vertically integrated, we mean it.

Neutron has been selected to compete for the nation’s top priority national security missions under the U.S. Space Force’s $5.6b NSSL program. Supporting assured access to space for the nation’s most important missions has always been the goal with Neutron, and we’re incredibly proud to be selected to provide that opportunity for the U.S. Space Force. We’re delivering Neutron to the pad at an unprecedented development pace as one of the world’s most frequent and reliable launch providers, with 63 Electron launches to date and one of only two U.S. launch providers to have launched multiple payloads to orbit so far in 2025. Neutron’s debut launch is scheduled to take place in the second half of 2025, and will be the first rocket to support the NSSL program from Wallops Island, Virginia. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4cbNlnm

That’s 3/3 in two weeks from Launch Complex 1 for Electron, supporting missions in Earth imaging, space connectivity, and now wildfire detection with OroraTech!

On Wednesdays, we launch to space ???? Lift-off from this morning’s successful mission for OroraTech, our 63rd Electron launch!

Earth imaging, space connectivity, and now wildfire detection ?? ?? ?? Today’s launch marked three launches in two weeks for international constellation operators. Frequent, reliable, dedicated launch for small satellites with Electron. Replay live broadcast of our 63rd Electron launch, a wildfire detection mission for OroraTech. https://bit.ly/41YIiSA

The view from 510 km above Earth is absolutely breathtaking! ??? Our Pioneer spacecraft is on-orbit powering Varda Space Industries' W-3 mission. Once processing is complete, the Rocket Lab team will initiate deorbit maneuvers to safely return Varda’s reentry capsule back to Earth. Learn more - https://bit.ly/43mOqU1

New mission alert ?? Electron's next launch is for wildfire detection company OroraTech, lined up and ready to go next week from Launch Complex 1. "Finding Hot Wildfires Near You" is scheduled for launch NET March 27 UTC. Full details: https://bit.ly/3xAxsql

We are thrilled to announce that Rocket Lab has been recognized as one of Fast Company’s 2025 World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies, securing the No. 9 spot overall and ranking No. 1 in the Space category! ?? ?? From our first record-breaking launch in 2009 to launching 62 Electrons and manufacturing advanced spacecraft that have gone to the Moon and to Mars, our journey has been fueled by determination, grit, and a passion for turning the impossible into reality. With over 2,500 talented team members, we continue to push the boundaries of innovation in the aerospace industry. The world is taking notice, and we couldn’t be prouder. Here’s to the future of space exploration! Read more – https://bit.ly/4hl86y3

We did it again! ??? In just 15 days after releasing Varda Space Industries' W-2 reentry capsule over Australia, our third Pioneer spacecraft is now successfully operating on orbit! Pioneer is providing power, communications, propulsion and attitude control for Varda’s next 120kg manufacturing capsule. Learn more – https://bit.ly/4iSlURz

A stunning day to go to space. That's mission success for our 61st Electron launch, with the QPS-SAR-9 satellite deployed to orbit for iQPS, Inc. (Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc.) We've got seven more launches on the books with the iQPS team to deploy their SAR constellation, so many more views like this to come! Missed the launch? Catch the replay: https://lnkd.in/gZtukxk2