
As California-based Rocket Lab [RKLB] looks to provide its Neutron rocket for future U.S. Space Force launches, the company on Dec. 13 took a step toward alternative power sources when the company said it plans to buy for $80 million New Mexico-based SolAero, a marquee supplier of space solar power products. Rocket Lab said it expects to seal the deal early next year--an acquisition that may give the firm some leverage, as Pentagon officials look to more environmentally-friendly systems. "The…