Electron launch
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket lifts off July 29 on its return-to-flight mission. Rocket Lab will perform three Electron launches from late August through September, each carrying two BlackSky satellites.

Shareholders of a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) voted Aug. 20 to merge with Rocket Lab, giving the small launch vehicle and spacecraft developer an infusion of cash.

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Jeff Foust has more than a decade of experience writing about space policy, entrepreneurial ventures and regulatory affairs. In 2001, he established spacetoday.net to aggregate and summarize the day's space-related news stories. In 2003, he started The...