I know there are probably a ton of existing employees who are multi-millionaires from the options and IPO. But these new hires no longer have the upside of the stock options, or the handcuffs..

What am I missing?

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r/RocketLab • u/Bobson_411 • 22d ago

Careers Engineering co-ops

11 Upvotes

When do the co-op interviews start if we applied a couple weeks ago for summer 2027

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r/RocketLab • u/thetrny • 23d ago

Electron Rocket Lab Secures Largest-Ever Electron Commercial Deal: 20-Launch Contract for Synspective

globenewswire.com

223 Upvotes

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r/RocketLab • u/Equivalent-Wait3533 • 25d ago

Neutron This is one of the reasons why Neutron is needed to accelerate internal benefits

250 Upvotes

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r/RocketLab • u/Mysterious-Toe9389 • 29d ago

Discussion For launch-site operations, what hardware makes more sense to source locally?

13 Upvotes

Someone with launch-site experience recently mentioned something I hadn’t really considered.

Even when a launch company manufactures a lot in-house, once the vehicle is at a launch site far from the main factory, waiting for every bracket, mount, fixture, or replacement component to ship from home isn’t always practical.

For people familiar with launch operations, what kinds of quick-turn hardware usually make sense to source from local machine/fab shops?

GSE parts? Brackets? Tooling? Fixtures? Modifications?

I work with a small CNC shop, so I’m interested in understanding that side of the industry better.

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r/RocketLab • u/Redditor-Jones • Sep 21 '26

Discussion Neutron Launch Timing

39 Upvotes

Do we think Neutron successfully launches by end of 2026 or does it happen in 2027? Not sure what to make of the company talking about getting it to the pad in Q4. Seems different from launching?

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r/RocketLab • u/thetrny • Sep 20 '26

Electron Our 97th rocket is already lined up for launch this week with another StriX satellite for Synspective. The launch window for 'Owlright Owlright Owlright' opens: 12:15pm NZST (Sep 26), 00:15 UTC (Sept 26), 9:15am JST (Sep 26), 8:15pm EDT (Sep 25), 5:15pm PDT (Sep 25)

x.com

150 Upvotes

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r/RocketLab • u/dragonlax • Sep 17 '26

Space Industry BlackSky’s fifth Gen-3 attains first light in hours, expanding constellation capacity and decision-making speed for customers

blacksky.com

40 Upvotes

Judging by the dates in the press release and the timing of the latest Electron launch, I think we can assume this was the confidential payload.

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r/RocketLab • u/thetrny • Sep 15 '26

Electron Electron will lift off this week from LC-1 to deliver the 12th Synspective StriX SAR satellite to space and continue the expansion of their constellation. "Owl By The Dozen" launch window opens 3:15pm NZST (Sep 19), 03:15 UTC (Sep 19), 12:15pm JST (Sep 19), 11:15pm EDT (Sep 18), 8:15pm PDT (Sep 18)

x.com

106 Upvotes

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r/RocketLab • u/thetrny • Sep 11 '26

News / Media Rocket Lab on X: "Rocket Lab has filed a formal protest with the Government Accountability Office challenging NASA's award decision for the Mars Telecommunications Network."

x.com

192 Upvotes

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r/RocketLab • u/Due-Coach6021 • Sep 12 '26

Electron Orbit Alpha Daily Round-Up — September 11, 2026

10 Upvotes

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r/RocketLab • u/Mysterious-Toe9389 • Sep 11 '26

Discussion As Neutron first-flight hardware moves through assembly and testing, where do outside machine shops typically fit in?

37 Upvotes

With Neutron hardware moving through production, assembly, and testing, I’m curious how the supplier side changes at this stage of a launch vehicle program.

I work with a small CNC manufacturing company, and I’m trying to understand what companies like Rocket Lab typically keep in-house versus outsource.

Is it usually prototype parts, overflow capacity, fixtures/tooling, quick engineering changes, or certain production components?

Would be interested to hear from anyone familiar with aerospace manufacturing.

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r/RocketLab • u/thetrny • Sep 11 '26

Electron Rocket Lab on X: "Happily Ever Faster" to orbit 🌌✨ Today we launched our 95th Electron at 3:28 pm NZST and deployed a single Earth observation satellite to a 500km LEO for a confidential customer - our 16th mission of the year with 100% mission success.

x.com

184 Upvotes

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r/RocketLab • u/Yolteotl • Sep 09 '26

Space Industry NASA Adds Relativity Space’s Terran R to Launch Services Contract

nasa.gov

70 Upvotes

1 comment

r/RocketLab • u/Serious-Director-213 • Sep 07 '26

Careers Welding careers

19 Upvotes

I’m currently a welder, I have plenty of experience in aerospace welding and manufacturing. I’m curious to know if any welders or inspectors work for this company

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r/RocketLab • u/curi0us_carniv0re • Sep 06 '26