L'operazione unisce le capacità di lancio e produzione satellitare di Rocket Lab con la rete globale di comunicazioni satellitari di Iridium.

June 29 : Rocket Lab struck an $8 billion deal to acquire satellite communications provider Iridium Communications on Monday, betting on a SpaceX-style advantage that combines a…

June 29 : Rocket Lab said on Monday it would acquire satellite communications provider Iridium Communications in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $8 billion, marking one of…

This could eat into SpaceX's end-to-end space biz.