Debrief: Rocket Lab Aims To Jump Ahead With 5G Satellites

Rocket Lab Flatellite rendering

A stack of Flatellites would fill up the 5.5-m-dia.-wide payload fairing of the Neutron rocket.
 

Credit: Rocket Lab
SEATTLE—Forget the battle of the billionaires—Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starlink versus Jeff Bezos’ Amazon Kuiper. There is a dark horse in the race to beam down data from space. Rocket Lab is often considered an also-ran, but since 2018 it has accumulated a track record of nearly 60 successful launches...
Garrett Reim

Based in the Seattle area, Garrett covers the space sector and advanced technologies that are shaping the future of aerospace and defense, including space startups, advanced air mobility and artificial intelligence.

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