## Filing Overview **Filing Date**: 2021-09-08 **Type of Filing**: [[Filing Definitions#Form 8-K|Form 8-K]] --- ## Notes - Rocket Lab issued a press release reporting financial results for the six months ending June 30, 2021. - **Revenue**: $29.5 million, representing a 237% increase year-on-year. - **Gross Margin**: Improved from negative 67% to positive 13%. - **Backlog**: Increased by 136%, reaching $141.4 million as of June 30, 2021. - **Key Highlights**: - Launched three missions in 1H 2021, achieving 21 Electron launches overall. - Recovered a booster for the second time, advancing Electron reusability. - Expanded Space Systems contributions to revenue, driven by 65% gross margins. - Announced Neutron, an 8-ton payload class rocket development program. - **Strategic Contracts**: - Varda Space Industries: Manufacturing and operating Photon spacecraft. - BlackSky Global: Five launches to support constellation growth. - Kinéis: Deploying IoT satellite constellation via five Electron launches. - **Corporate Milestones**: - Completed merger with Vector Acquisition Corporation. - Became publicly traded on Nasdaq under the ticker "RKLB". --- ## Filing ![[6ec175da-a26e-4e0a-9475-11bb593a73c5.pdf]]