{"id":49734,"date":"2023-11-20T18:56:33","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T18:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2023\/11\/20\/rocket-lab-to-open-spacecraft-parts-manufacturing-facility-in-maryland\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:55:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:55:35","slug":"rocket-lab-to-open-spacecraft-parts-manufacturing-facility-in-maryland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/space\/2023\/11\/20\/rocket-lab-to-open-spacecraft-parts-manufacturing-facility-in-maryland\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocket Lab to open spacecraft parts manufacturing facility in Maryland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rocket Lab, a provider of launch services and spacecraft systems, is establishing a manufacturing facility in Maryland to meet growing demand for advanced materials used in space missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/hypersonics\/2023\/10\/06\/rocket-lab-sees-rapid-demand-for-its-haste-hypersonic-test-vehicle\/\" target=\"_blank\">The California-based firm<\/a> will develop systems hardware at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20231117375156\/en\/Rocket-Lab-to-Establish-Space-Structures-Complex-in-Baltimore-County-to-Supply-Advanced-Composite-Products-Internally-and-to-Broader-Space-Industry\" target=\"_blank\">Space Structures Complex<\/a>, including satellite dispensers, panels and accessories, solar panel substrates and spacecraft buses, it said in a Nov. 17 statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/space\/2023\/11\/02\/retired-space-force-lt-gen-armagno-joins-rocketlab-board\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP7531087190928227.jpg.jpg?w=240\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Retired Space Force Lt. Gen. Armagno joins Rocket Lab board<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">She was the first lieutenant general officer appointed to, and director of staff for, the Space Force.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement marks an expansion of Rocket Lab\u2019s space systems business, the company said, and is \u201cdesigned to deliver a comprehensive suite of advanced composite products for the space industry and to further vertically integrate supply for the company\u2019s internal needs across launch and space systems.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rocket Lab already has composite manufacturing in facilities in California, New Mexico and New Zealand. The new building will allow the company to expand that capability closer to its integration and test complex in Virginia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 113,000 square foot complex \u2014 a former Lockheed Martin launch facility in Middle River, Md. \u2014 will also help establish a long-term supply line for the composite structures needed to support Rocket Lab\u2019s new launch vehicle, Neutron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reusable, medium-lift rocket, designed to carry 13,000 kilograms (14.3 tons) to orbit, is slated to fly for the first time next year. The launch vehicle is larger than the company\u2019s workhorse rocket, Electron, which can lift 300 kilograms. 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