Rocket Lab USA, Inc. Acquires Planetary Systems Corporation

Rocket Lab to Acquire Iridium Communications

September 24, 2026

Telecommunications

Rocket Lab will acquire Iridium Communications in a merger in which Iridium stockholders are to receive $27.00 in cash plus Rocket Lab shares for each Iridium share, for a stated notional value of $54.00 per share. Iridium stockholders approved the merger, but the transaction remains subject to regulatory approvals and other closing conditions and is expected to be completed by mid-2027.

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

May 10, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

Rocket Lab Corporation completed its acquisition of Motiv Space Systems, a California-based space robotics and precision mechanisms company. Motiv is being rebranded as Rocket Lab Robotics and is expected to deepen Rocket Lab’s vertically integrated Mars and space-infrastructure capabilities, including precision spacecraft mechanisms used in high-power systems like orbital data centers.

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.

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.

Phantom Space Corporation Acquires StratSpace

May 25, 2021

Aerospace & Defense

Phantom Space Corporation has acquired StratSpace, a 20-year space systems consultancy and satellite systems engineering firm, to expand Phantom's capabilities across satellite design, manufacturing support and space program management. The deal brings StratSpace's technical know-how and customer relationships (including NASA and major defense primes) into Phantom's vertically integrated offering of rockets, satellites and space data infrastructure.