Rocket Lab to launch hypersonic test mission for Defense Innovation Unit
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Rocket Lab Prepares To Launch Latest Hypersonic Test Mission for Defense Innovation Unit
February 12, 2026 4:30 PM ESTLONG BEACH, Calif., Feb. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (Rocket Lab or the Company), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced its next launch is a dedicated mission on its HASTE rocket for the Department of Wars Defense Innovation Unit (DIU).
The mission, named Cassowary Vex, is scheduled to launch no earlier than late February from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 within the Virginia Spaceport Authoritys Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island, Virginia.
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