NASA has awarded Rocket Lab deals for three dedicated launches using the company's Electron rocket.
The space industry is experiencing significant delays, with only one of the 20 anticipated launches and landings for 2026 completed so far.
A pioneering commercial mission, Swift Boost Mission, has successfully reached orbit after earlier attempts were thwarted by bad weather and technical issues. The mission used a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket to reboost the orbit of NASA's Swift astronomy satellite.
