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US robotic satellite servicing vehicle

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Latest: Northrop Grumman launches robotic satellite service vehicle with dual-use arms

In late July 2026, Northrop Grumman launched the Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral. Funded by DARPA, the MRV carries two seven‑degree‑of‑freedom robotic arms, cameras, sensors and

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Rocket Lab contracts and Iridium acquisition floor

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Latest: Rocket Lab stock falls below Iridium floor ahead of earnings report

NASA’s late‑June 2026 awards solidified Rocket Lab’s role in scientific missions, adding the PREFIRE climate‑modeling payload, CAPSTONE CubeSat and, on 25 June, the PolSIR and TSIS‑2 Earth‑science missions to the 2027 ma

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