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Startup Rocket Lab to Go Public in SPAC Deal With Vector

  • Deal values space-launch firm at $4.1 billion including debt
  • Startup to launch satellite for NASA moon project this year
A Rocket Lab ‘Electron' launch.Source: Rocket Lab USA Inc.
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Space-launch company Rocket Lab USA Inc. agreed to merge with Vector Acquisition Corp., becoming the latest startup to go public through a so-called blank-check company.

The combination values Rocket Lab at $4.1 billion including debt, according to a statementBloomberg Terminal Monday. The combined company will have about $750 million in cash.