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RKLB has won its largest launch contract to date, a $266 million award from the U.S. Space Force supporting missile-defense development. The

RKLB has won its largest launch contract to date, a $266 million award from the U.S. Space Force supporting missile-defense development. The agreement covers 12 suborbital launches, with options for up to six more. The first mission is expected no earlier than late 2026, with most launches taking place from a new Rocket Lab location at the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska in Kodiak.

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RKLB secured its largest launch contract to date—a $266M multi-launch award from the U.S. Space Force. The contract, awarded under the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command's Rocket Systems Launch Program, covers 12 suborbital launches, with an option for up to six additional missions; shares +4.6% premarket

RKLB has won its largest launch contract to date, a $266 million award from the U.S.

Space Force supporting missile-defense development.

The agreement covers 12 suborbital launches, with options for up to six more.

The first mission is expected no earlier than late 2026, with most launches taking place from a new Rocket Lab location at the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska in Kodiak.