{"id":495985,"date":"2026-06-26T04:22:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T04:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/495985\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T04:22:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T04:22:08","slug":"rocket-lab-wins-nasa-launch-contract-adds-to-growing-backlog-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/495985\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocket Lab wins Nasa launch contract, adds to growing backlog"},"content":{"rendered":"

Demand had continued growing for Rocket Lab\u2019s small satellite launch services, which are being used for time-sensitive scientific and government missions.<\/p>\n

\u201cElectron has become synonymous with reliability, precise orbital accuracy, and on-demand launch capability and we\u2019ve been delivering this for Nasa missions for almost a decade,\u201d Rocket Lab founder and chief executive Sir Peter Beck said.<\/p>\n

The contract builds on a long-standing relationship with Nasa and comes as Rocket Lab expands its role in the global space industry beyond launches into spacecraft and satellite components.<\/p>\n

The company now has more than 70 missions booked across its Electron rocket programme, contributing to a backlog of more than US$2 billion in contracted work.<\/p>\n

That backlog provides visibility over future revenue and reflects strong demand from both government and commercial customers, particularly in defence and satellite constellations.<\/p>\n

Rocket Lab was also preparing to launch its Photon spacecraft later this year for Nasa\u2019s LOXSAT mission.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Rocket Lab added to Nasdaq-100m putting it in the same club as SpaceX<\/a><\/p>\n

Capable of carrying payloads of 170kg into space, it will demonstrate in\u2011space refuelling technology for future deep-space missions.<\/p>\n

The company was developing its larger Neutron rocket, aimed at serving a growing market for medium\u2011lift launches, including satellite constellations and national security missions.<\/p>\n

Analysts say a steady stream of contract wins, particularly from government agencies like Nasa, is important in underpinning Rocket Lab\u2019s growth and positioning it as a leading alternative to larger launch providers.<\/p>\n

Rocket Lab was listed on the Nasdaq, and its share price had increased by around 150% over the past 12 months.<\/p>\n

– RNZ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Demand had continued growing for Rocket Lab\u2019s small satellite launch services, which are being used for time-sensitive scientific…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":495986,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[34284,194040,1566,226,7189,3331,3323,111,139,69,13650,147,392,61,6202],"class_list":["post-495985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-space","tag-adds","tag-backlog","tag-contract","tag-growing","tag-lab","tag-launch","tag-nasa","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-rocket","tag-science","tag-space","tag-to","tag-wins"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/495985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=495985"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/495985\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/495986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=495985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=495985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=495985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}