Rocket Lab Corporation Completes Acquisition of Motiv Space Systems (Motiv Rebranded as Rocket Lab Robotics)

Rocket Lab Acquires Precision Components Ltd to Expand Precision Machining Footprint

February 26, 2026

Industrial Services

Rocket Lab acquired Precision Components Ltd as part of expanding its manufacturing footprint and building additional precision machining capacity. The acquisition supports Rocket Lab’s increasing volume of contracts to design, build, and operate spacecraft and related constellation missions.

RocketStar Acquires Miles Space

January 22, 2024

Aerospace & Defense

RocketStar announced it has acquired Miles Space and closed a $2.0 million seed financing that also converted $1.4 million of notes into Series Seed equity. The acquisition brings Miles Space's electric thruster and digital signal processing communications capabilities into RocketStar’s portfolio to accelerate development of fusion-enhanced propulsion, in-space communications, and launch offerings.

Rocket Lab Acquires SolAero Holdings

December 13, 2021

Aerospace & Defense

Rocket Lab signed a definitive agreement to acquire SolAero Holdings, Inc. for $80 million in cash, to add SolAero’s space solar power products and precision aerospace structures to its space systems business. The transaction was later closed, with SolAero’s leadership expected to continue under its President and CEO, Brad Clevenger.

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. Acquires Planetary Systems Corporation

November 15, 2021

Aerospace & Defense

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) completed the acquisition of Planetary Systems Corporation (PSC), a Maryland-based spacecraft separation systems and satellite dispenser manufacturer, for $42 million in cash plus 1,720,841 shares of common stock and a potential earnout of up to 956,023 additional shares. The deal (expected/closed in Q4 2021 per announcements) brings PSC's flight-proven separation hardware and its 25-person team into Rocket Lab's Space Systems division to expand Rocket Lab's end-to-end launch, spacecraft, and space-hardware capabilities.

Rocket Lab Acquires Advanced Solutions, Inc.

October 12, 2021

Aerospace & Defense

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. completed the acquisition of Advanced Solutions, Inc. (ASI), a Colorado-based aerospace engineering firm specializing in flight software, mission simulation, and GNC, for $40 million plus up to $5.5 million of performance-based earnouts. The deal expands Rocket Lab's Space Systems capabilities and integrates ASI's proven flight software and GNC expertise into Rocket Lab's Photon and broader spacecraft offerings.

Rocket Lab Completes Merger with Vector Acquisition Corporation

August 25, 2021

Aerospace & Defense

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. completed its previously announced merger with Vector Acquisition Corporation and began trading on Nasdaq under the ticker RKLB. The transaction generated approximately $777 million of gross proceeds (including trust account funds and concurrent PIPE financing) to accelerate Rocket Lab’s space systems growth, fund development of the reusable Neutron rocket, and support organic and inorganic expansion.