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Rocket Lab leverages vertical integration to land $515M military satellite contract
Rocket Lab's newest contract is the biggest in the company's history.
In a regulatory filing from December 21, Rocket Lab said it would “design, manufacture, deliver and operate 18 space vehicles” for an unnamed U.S. government customer. Rocket Lab is leveraging its vertically integrated supply chain, with the company not only building the satellites but also using much of its own subcomponents, including solar panels, star trackers, reaction wheels and avionics, CEO Peter Beck said during the press conference, Rocket Lab CTO Adam Spice touched on this specifically during the press release: “This contract is the culmination of a thoughtful and deliberate investment in our space systems business,” he said.
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