LONG BEACH, Calif., April 23, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB)
 ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems,
 today announced it has been selected by Kratos to launch a full-scale hypersonic test
 flight for the Department of Defense (DOD) under the Multi-Service Advanced Capability
 Hypersonic Test Bed (MACH-TB) 2.0 program. The mission will launch on Rocket Lab’s HASTE 
rocket from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 on Wallops Island, Virginia no earlier than Q1, 2026.