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Rocket Lab agrees to go public via SPAC merger with Vector Acquisition, valuing the space-transport startup at $4.1 billion
1 month ago | By Business Insider
Summary List Placement Space transport startup Rocket Lab announced it will go public through a merger with blank-check firm Vector Acquisition Corporation in a deal that will value the combined entity at $4.1 billion.
The deal is expected to close in the second quarter. Vector will change its name to Rocket Lab and will trade under Nasdaq ticker symbol RKLB.
"In the history of spaceflight, Rocket Lab is one of only two private companies that has delivered regular and reliable access to orbit," Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck said in a statement. "This milestone accelerates Rocket Lab's ability...
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Satellite data company Spire goes public via SPAC, adding to a growing list of public space plays
1 month ago | By CNBC
Small satellite builder and data specialist Spire Global is planning to go public through a SPAC.
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Small-launch leader Rocket Lab going public via a SPAC, with plans for bigger Neutron rocket
1 month ago | By CNBC
Rocket Lab, the leader among companies building small rockets to launch satellites, is going public through a SPAC merger.
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NATO is likely to join the US in withdrawing troops from Afghanistan in...
Summary List Placement Germany's defense minister has said that NATO would likely follow the US in withdrawing all troops from Afghanistan in September. US officials said on... Read more ...
First North American bitcoin ETF soars past $1 billion under management as...
Summary List Placement North America's first bitcoin ETF has soared past the $1 billion assets under management mark. The Purpose bitcoin ETF, ticker BTCC, is reaping rewards... Read more ...
Capitol police officers were ordered to not use most aggressive...
Summary List Placement Despite being tipped off of the January 6 riots, Capitol police officers were ordered not to use their most aggressive crowd-control tactics - like stun... Read more ...
Daunte Wright's killing is tragic proof police need massive reforms. But...
Summary List Placement Daunte Wright's killing in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota was captured on video , essentially through the eyes of his killer. Body cam footage shows the... Read more ...
Matt Gaetz's indicted associate Joel Greenberg has been cooperating against...
Summary List Placement An indicted associate of Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida has been cooperating with federal investigators since last year on an "array of topics," The New York... Read more ...
Elizabeth Warren says the government should fire student loan servicer...
Summary List Placement Navient CEO John Remondi was at Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts' first hearing on student debt relief. Warren told Remondi that he should be fired... Read more ...
Doctors say fears of blood clots from J&J's shot are overdone and could...
Summary List Placement The race to immunize the world against the coronavirus is now facing its biggest safety-related challenge yet. Two leading vaccines, developed by Johnson... Read more ...
New data shows Moderna's vaccine remains highly protective 6 months after shots
Summary List Placement Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine remains highly protective six months after a person receives their second shot, according to updated data the biotech released... Read more ...
Biden issues warning to Putin, proposes summit as Russian troops amass along...
Summary List Placement President Joe Biden on Tuesday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to de-escalate tensions as thousands of Russian troops gather along the Ukrainian... Read more ...
WHO urges pause in market sale of captured live wild animals
GENEVA - The United Nations' health agency on Tuesday urged countries to suspend the sale of live animals captured from the wild in food markets as an emergency measure, saying... Read more ...