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Rocket Lab to Acquire Solar Panel Maker SolAero

Rocket Lab to Acquire Solar Panel Maker SolAero

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Long Beach-based rocket maker and SpaceX competitor Rocket Lab agreed to pay $80 million to acquire SolAero, a New Mexico-based company that makes solar cells and panels to power devices in outer space. The transaction is expected to close by the first quarter of 2022. Read more >>

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