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Rocket Lab Opens New Engine Development Center After Virgin Orbit Facility Buyout

By Craig Bamford

SpaceRef

October 16, 2023

Filed under Rocket Lab, Virgin Orbit

Rocket Lab Opens New Engine Development Center After Virgin Orbit Facility Buyout — Rocket Lab Launches 40th Electron Mission in August 2023.

Image credit: Rocket Lab.

Launch company Rocket Lab has announced the official opening of its new Engine Development Center in Long Beach, California, after acquiring the property from the now-bankrupt Virgin Orbit for $16.1 million in May. The ribbon-cutting ceremony took place on October 4th.

Craig Bamford

Craig is a technology journalist with a strong focus on space-related startups, business, and pop culture. He started working in science & technology media in 2016, and began writing about the Canadian space sector in 2017 for SpaceQ. He is a graduate of the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University, where he specialized in international conflict analysis and conflict resolution. He lives in Toronto.