Minecraft master Craftee embarks on an ambitious interstellar mission to construct a spacecraft capable of journeying to the ...

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 ...

Rocket Lab announced on Monday that it is acquiring the satellite communications company Iridium. The deal, made for cash and shares of Rocket Lab stock, values Iridium at about $8 billion. The deal ...

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 ...

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 ...

DETROIT -- The next Rocket Classic will be the last. "After nearly 13 years as a PGA Tour title sponsor, including eight years in Detroit, 2026 will mark the final Rocket Classic," tournament director ...

A Blue Origin rocket has exploded in a fireball during a late-night launchpad test - shaking nearby homes. Officials say no one was injured and that there is no threat to the public following the ...