April 2019
Space launch industry analysis
...run of launch successes. That is, once the teething troubles have been solved, rockets such as the Ariane 5 show a ‘nirvana’ trend of almost no failures... and prototype launch market. Rocketlab with its Electron rocket is the most well-known of these, ...
October 2023
Space architecture on Earth
... Guiana, one of the main challenges is oceanside humidity, so rockets have to minimise outdoor time because of the salty, corrosive sea... New Zealand (opened 2018), home of the small Electron rocket. Kodiak Launch Complex in Alaska has hosted a series...
October 2018
The ethics of space exploration
... for residencies or unique experiences such as parabolic flights. The Humanity Star, a sculpture delivered to orbit by Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket during its maiden flight, was a literal disco ball, made out of dozens of highly reflective panels...
June 2021
Is NewSpace really so new?
... and commercial space, and will play an increasing role in the coming years. Rocket Lab’s CEO Peter Beck with one of his company’s Electron rockets. He is one of the most experienced leaders in the latest generation of space ventures, having...
10 August 2021
NASA-funded commercial Moon mission to launch from New Zealand
... is being overseen by Advanced Space LLC, a leading commercial space solutions company. Launching on an Electron rocket and deploying from Rocket Lab’s Photon spacecraft platform, CAPSTONE is a 25 kilogram (55-pound satellite) CubeSat that will serve...
April 2025
Spacecraft anomalies and insurance losses
...777 (77.7 percent), which is close to the insurance loss average of 0.804 (80.4 percent). In September 2023, a Rocket Lab Electron rocket suffered an anomaly 2.5 minutes into flight, resulting in the loss of a Capella Space Earth-observing satellite...
