Wallops Island, Virginia — According to state and local economic development sources Rocket Lab USA plans to build out 250,000 square feet of new space in Wallops Island. The company plans to occupy the new space in Wallops Island, on or about October 1, 2023. According to the company website Founded in 2006, Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company with an established track record of mission success. We deliver reliable launch services, spacecraft components, satellites and other spacecraft and on-orbit management solutions that make it faster, easier and more affordable to access space. Headquartered in Long Beach, California, Rocket Lab designs and manufactures the Electron small orbital launch vehicle and the Photon satellite platform and is developing the Neutron 8-ton payload class launch vehicle. Since its first orbital launch in January 2018, Rocket Labs Electron launch vehicle has become the second most frequently launched U.S. rocket annually and has delivered 100+ satellites to orbit for private and public sector organizations, enabling operations in national security, scientific research, space debris mitigation, Earth observation, climate monitoring, and communications. Rocket Labs Photon spacecraft platform has been selected to support NASA missions to the Moon and Mars, as well as the first private commercial mission to Venus. Rocket Lab has three launch pads at two launch sites, including two launch pads at a private orbital launch site located in New Zealand, one of which is currently operational, and a second launch site in Virginia, USA which is expected to become operational in early 2022.

To learn more about Rocket Lab USA, visit http://www.rocketlabusa.com/

Company Contact:
Peter Beck, Chief Executive Officer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-beck-ab7b63b/
714-465-5737

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