SpaceX and Blue Origin are two of the leading players in the rocket launch business. Both have big plans for 2026.

From crewed lunar voyages to flight tests of fully reusable rockets and launches of new orbital telescopes studying the outer ...

Russia Quietly Changed Its Space Station Plans. Here's What That Means The proposed Russian Orbital Station will stick to a ...

The Soyuz-5 was originally set to launch by the end of the year from the new Baiterek facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in ...

Rocket Lab’s largest contract to date solidifies its position as a disruptive force in national security space, redefining ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. LONG BEACH, Calif., Dec. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the ...

Rocket Lab launched a new type of satellite for the U.S. Space Force early Thursday morning (Dec. 18). An Electron rocket carrying four "DiskSats" lifted off from Rocket Lab's pad on Wallops Island, ...

WASHINGTON — A U.S. Space Force and NASA experiment lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 at Wallops Island, Virginia Dec. 18 at 12:03 a.m. Eastern to test a new small-satellite architecture ...

Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) surged over 10% on massive volume, officially catalyzed by news that its 'Hungry Hippo’ cargo, fairing for the next-gen Neutron rocket, passed final testing, alongside ...

Rocket Lab is a leading player in the small-satellite launch market, having completed 77 launches to date. It will expand its capabilities with its medium-lift Neutron rocket, which can carry ...

Rocket Lab's Neutron rocket was supposed to be tested this year, but it is being delayed until 2026. The company is growing quickly, but losing a lot of money. Rocket Lab stock looks overvalued right ...

What To Know: The upcoming mission, dubbed Raise and Shine, represents a pivotal expansion of Rocket Lab’s government portfolio as a dedicated launch for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. While ...