Liftoff of the mission, which was for a "confidential commercial customer," took place at 5:56 a.m. ET on Tuesday (Nov. 5).

The results of this study will inform a potential update to NASA’s Mars Sample Return Program and may result in future procurements with industry. Rocket Lab’s study will explore a simplified ...

Rocket Lab built a pair of small Mars science orbiters, which are awaiting a new launch date. The company is now hoping to land on Mars as well to retrieve rock and soil samples for NASA and ESA.

Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) keeps raking in contracts. Yesterday, the company announced that NASA has hired it to propose a solution to the space agency's troubled Mars Sample Return (MSR ...

In the race among space companies to achieve and maintain stability, one approach is to collaborate with NASA, the largest space agency in the world. Indeed, Rocket Lab has prioritized creating ...

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (NASDAQ ... Last week, the company disclosed that NASA has selected the company to conduct a study on retrieving rock samples from the Martian surface and returning them ...

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