Headquartered in Los Angeles has operation at several US-based sites and a launch site in New Zealand, Rocket LabÂ’s (NASDAQ:RKLB) - since 8/2021 - when firm merged with SPAC Vector Acquisition. The firm's long-term mission has beem to remove commercial barriers to space for small payloads that require dedicated launch vehicles not readily available from traditional launch systems. With only an SBIR DARPA award in 2015, the firm has since outgrown SBIR size standards and is no longer program eligible. The firm delivers a range of complete rocket systems and technologies for fast and low-cost payload deployment: and end-to-end space company delivering reliable launch services, spacecraft, satellite components, and on-orbit management and in September 2021 was in receipt of a sizable grant from the US Space Force - military service that organizes, trains, and equips space forces to protect U.S. and allied interests.
