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'The start of a new era': Rocket Lab buying satellite-communications company Iridium for $8 billion #821875 Yesterday at 10:00 PM
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 678,976 Los Angeles, USA Webmaster OP Launch Director
OP Webmaster Launch Director Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 678,976 Los Angeles, USA	California-based launch company Rocket Lab has inked a landmark $8 billion deal to acquire long-time satellite communications giant Iridium. Source: 'The start of a new era': Rocket Lab buying satellite-communications company Iridium for $8 billion