Rocket Lab Corp: management transactions · United States · SEC (Form 4)

About Rocket Lab Corp

Rocket Lab Corp. is a U.S.-listed space and defense company traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker RKLB, and it has become one of the most closely watched public names in the American space sector. Founded in 2006 by Peter Beck, the company began in New Zealand before building a major operational and commercial base in Long Beach, California, where it is now headquartered. Rocket Lab presents itself as an end-to-end space company, spanning launch services, satellite and spacecraft manufacturing, and mission-related systems for civil, commercial, and defense customers. ([investors.rocketlabcorp.com](https://investors.rocketlabcorp.com/resources/investor-faqs?utm_source=openai)) The company’s business model is built around two complementary operating segments. Its Launch Services business is anchored by Electron, its proven small orbital launch vehicle, and HASTE, a suborbital variant used for hypersonic testing and high-cadence flight-test missions. Its Space Systems segment includes spacecraft platforms, satellite components, and related mission hardware and services. Rocket Lab is also developing Neutron, a reusable medium-lift launch vehicle designed for constellation deployment and larger payload missions. This integrated structure gives Rocket Lab a broader value proposition than a pure launch provider, allowing it to sell across the full space mission stack. ([rocketlabcorp.com](https://rocketlabcorp.com/about-us/?utm_source=openai)) From a competitive standpoint, Rocket Lab occupies a strategic position between niche small-launch players and the major global space primes. Its differentiation comes from launch cadence, operational reliability, vertical integration, and its ability to support defense and national-security customers, including sensitive U.S. programs. The company says it operates not only from Long Beach, but also through facilities in Virginia, New Mexico, Colorado, Maryland, Canada, and New Zealand, giving it a geographically diversified industrial footprint. ([rocketlabcorp.com](https://rocketlabcorp.com/about-us/?utm_source=openai)) Recent milestones underscore the company’s momentum. Rocket Lab reported strong 2025 and 2026 results, including record quarterly revenue, growing backlog, and improving margins. It also opened Launch Complex 3 in 2025, an important step toward Neutron’s first launches, and completed the acquisition of Mynaric in 2026 to strengthen its laser optical communications capabilities for the space market. For international investors, Rocket Lab remains a growth-oriented U.S. space platform with exposure to both launch-market expansion and the increasing industrialization of satellite systems. ([nasdaq.com](https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/rocket-lab-announces-first-quarter-2026-financial-results-surpasses-all-guidance?utm_source=openai))