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Rocket Lab to Acquire Satellite Hardware Company Sinclair Interplanetary

By Vivienne Machi

Monday, March 16th, 2020

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Rocket Lab to Acquire Satellite Hardware Company Sinclair Interplanetary

Integration of NRO Birds of a Feather mission on Rocket Lab's Electron space vehicle. (Photo: Rocket Lab)

Rocket Lab has reached an agreement to acquire Sinclair Interplanetary, a Toronto-based satellite hardware company, the small satellite launch company said March 16. “By combining the experience and capabilities of both companies, Rocket Lab will deliver reliable and flexible satellite and launch solutions that enable customers to do more, spend less and reach orbit faster,” Peter Beck, Rocket Lab founder and CEO said in a press release. The financial terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed, but Rocket Lab…

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