Rocket Lab bids for NSSL contracts

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Rocket Lab confirms plan to bid for Pentagon launch contracts with new medium rocket

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Rocket Lab confirms its bid to compete for Pentagon contracts with its new medium-lift rocket Neutron .

The U.S. Space Force last week released a request for proposals from launch companies seeking to challenge SpaceX, United Launch Alliance and Blue Origin in the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 1 program.

Rocket Lab’s founder and CEO Peter Beck tells SpaceNews.com: “We think we can get there, but ultimately the government will decide that”.

Known as Victus Haze , the 2025 mission will demonstrate rendezvous and proximity operations, meaning the Rocket Lab satellite will approach and observe another satellite in space made by the startup True Anomaly . Currently, Rocket Lab’s space systems business has a backlog of 42 satellite projects for various clients, including the Space Force’s Space Development Agency and commercial communications company Globalstar ..

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