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Rocket Lab Rises on Strong Sales, With Neutron on Track 2026

An artist’s rendering of Rocket Lab's Neutron Production Complex in Virginia.Source: Rocket Lab/Business Wire

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By Loren Grush

May 7, 2026 at 8:37 PM UTC

Rocket Lab Corp. rose as the company touted strong demand for rocket launches and space-related services, including a contract for President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense project.

The Long Beach, California-based company sold more launches in the first three months of the year than in all of 2025, with a total outstanding launch manifest of 70 missions, it said when reporting stronger-than-expected quarterly results.