Rocket Lab RKLB-10.40%decrease; down pointing triangle agreed to buy Iridium Communications IRDM-2.85%decrease; down pointing triangle, a deal that would give it control over a satellite fleet and ...

Rocket Lab said on Monday it would acquire satellite communications provider Iridium Communications in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $8 billion, marking one of the biggest consolidation moves ...

A render of Iridium’s 66-satellite low Earth orbit constellation, which provides positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) coverage in addition to global connectivity. Credit: Iridium WASHINGTON — ...

Deutsche Bank and Wells Fargo have committed a $3.6 billion bridge loan for the cash part Deal gives Rocket Lab Iridium's licensed spectrum and 2.5 million subscribers CEO Peter Beck said buying ...

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Update, June 17, 8:12 a.m. ET: After publication, Rocket Lab provided Gizmodo with the following statement: “Rocket Lab has never placed any object into orbit unintentionally.” The company did not ...

Multidisciplinary simulation and analysis of a Delta IV Medium suborbital launch vehicle, integrating computational fluid dynamics (CFD), structural CAD modelling, numerical trajectory optimization, ...

The upper stage from a commercial Chinese rocket that launched last week has broken apart in space, spreading debris in a heavily trafficked part of low-Earth orbit home to the International Space ...

Rocket Lab launched six Electron rockets in 2021, nine in 2022, 10 in 2023, 16 in 2024, and 21 in 2025. It's already launched seven more Electron rockets year-to-date, and it aims to launch more than ...

Rocket Lab is preparing for a suborbital hypersonic launch from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The mission, called "Curveball," will use the HASTE launch vehicle, a modified Electron ...

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WESH TWO NEWS ON CW 18 STARTS NOW. FIRST TONIGHT, A BRAND NEW ANGLE OF BLUE ORIGIN’S NEW GLENN ROCKET EXPLODING, LIGHTING UP THE NIGHT SKY. THE SCENE LAST NIGHT AFTER THE EXPLOSION DURING A HOT FIRE ...