Rocket Lab Chief Financial Officer Adam Spice walks past a decommissioned Electron rocket while giving a tour of the company's Long Beach headquarters Thursday, June 29, 2023. Photo by Brandon ...

California-based launch company Rocket Lab has inked a landmark $8 billion deal to acquire long-time satellite communications giant Iridium. Rocket Lab has brought a variety of companies into its ...

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Launch company Rocket Lab is buying satellite operator Iridium, putting it in a position to become a more full-fledged space services company and continuing a wave of consolidation in the industry.

These days, it's not enough to own a company that sends things up into space; you also need to own the things you're sending up. Rocket Lab, one of the smaller names in the private spaceflight sector, ...

Rocket Lab said on Monday it would acquire satellite communications provider Iridium Communications in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $8 billion, marking one of the biggest consolidation moves ...

A render of Iridium’s 66-satellite low Earth orbit constellation, which provides positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) coverage in addition to global connectivity. Credit: Iridium WASHINGTON — ...

Rocket Lab is buying Iridium Communications in a deal worth about $8 billion, bringing together the space systems and launch specialist with a global mobile satellite business. The move will broaden ...

Deutsche Bank and Wells Fargo have committed a $3.6 billion bridge loan for the cash part Deal gives Rocket Lab Iridium's licensed spectrum and 2.5 million subscribers CEO Peter Beck said buying ...

Rocket Lab ($RKLB) built, launched, and now operates the Victus Haze satellite, proving it can deliver complete defense missions beyond simple launches. At $32 ...

Rocket Lab is one of five companies joining the Nasdaq-100 today alongside Astera Labs, CoreWeave, Nebius Group and Teradyne, replacing Charter Communications, Cognizant, Insmed, Verisk Analytics and ...