Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) has been gaining momentum on several fronts, from growing demand for its Electron rockets to its planned $8 billion acquisition of

The agency finally reached a decision earlier this month, selecting Blue Origin to develop, launch, and operate a $700 million spacecraft at Mars. However, the main competitor for the award, Rocket Lab, was not happy—at all. On Friday, the company filed a protest of NASA’s decision with the US Government Accountability Office.

Rocket Lab’s out-of-the-blue protest against NASA’s commissioning Blue Origin to develop the Mars Telecommunications Network could torpedo the 2028 launch of the orbiter.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA has captured its clearest look yet at the aftermath of a SpaceX rocket stage crashing into the moon, revealing a fresh crater and streaks of material blasted across the lunar surface.

World Space Week couldn't come at a better time amid a year when Artemis astronauts ventured near the moon and SpaceX's Starship reached orbit.

High above Earth, thin veils of metallic haze drift through the edge of space. Known as sporadic E layers, these high-altitude "clouds" form from the vaporized dust of burned-up meteors, earning their name from the unpredictable way they emerge and then ...

The Super Heavy-Starship rocket's 14th test flight, the first boosting the upper stage to orbit, marked a major milestone for both SpaceX and NASA.