Rocket Lab's October 21 mission: the launch-date read
- 2026-10-20: Rocket Lab's next mission, "We're Not Hawking Around," is scheduled for Wednesday, October 21, 2026, the exact-date first after prior coverage carried wet-dress-rehearsal completion and a "ready" status without an attempt date; the article frames the launch pad — not the balance sheet — as what now sets the tone for the stock, and does not name the vehicle (ad-hoc-news, https://www.ad-hoc-news.de/boerse/news/unternehmensnachrichten/rocket-lab-s-launch-pad-not-its-balance-sheet-now-sets-the-tone-for-the-stock/70361403). Watch: the Wednesday flight's outcome and any readout tying it to the Electron cadence ledger, whose push toward a 100th Electron launch went on file October 13.