Rocket Lab Books $515 Million in Neutron Launches Before First Flight — November 12, 2026

Rocket Lab has booked eight more Neutron launches at a higher base price before the rocket's first flight, which is now targeted for 2027. We also cover a SpaceX launch, Pentagon awards and loans, and Anduril's reported infrared satellite-sensor demonstration.

• Rocket Lab Q3 2026: Neutron orders pile up before first flight — SpaceQ Media Inc.
• Falcon 9 launches USSF-627 — SpaceX on X
• SpaceX wins Pentagon deal to test Starlink lasers for missile tracking — defence-blog.com
• DoD pushes out 3 loans totaling $450M to bolster US space companies — Breaking Defense
• Anduril demos night-vision sensor for tracking satellites in darkness — Ars Technica

Chapters

00:00 Today's headlines

00:44 Rocket Lab sold eight Neutron launches

04:16 Rocket Lab's quarter and Iridium deal

09:24 SpaceX's Plaser laser terminal study

11:03 Pentagon loans to space firms

12:37 Anduril satellite sensor demonstration

Source links

• space.com
• space.com

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