{"id":967113,"date":"2026-05-26T16:36:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T20:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/rocket-lab-adds-mars-proven-robotics-capabilities-with-completion-of-motiv-space-systems-acquisition\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T16:36:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T20:36:08","slug":"rocket-lab-adds-mars-proven-robotics-capabilities-with-completion-of-motiv-space-systems-acquisition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/rocket-lab-adds-mars-proven-robotics-capabilities-with-completion-of-motiv-space-systems-acquisition\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocket Lab Adds Mars-Proven Robotics Capabilities with Completion of Motiv Space Systems Acquisition"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\nAcquisition brings Mars heritage for complex planetary missions, as well as precision mechanisms essential for next-generation space infrastructure including orbital data centers and constellations<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mw_release\">\n<p align=\"justify\">LONG BEACH, Calif., May  26, 2026  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Motiv Space Systems (\u201cMotiv\u201d), a California-based company specializing in space robotics, motion control systems, and precision mechanisms for spacecraft.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Motiv \u2013 now rebranded as Rocket Lab Robotics \u2013 brings mission-tested Mars heritage and is renowned for its advanced multi-degree of freedom robotic arms, actuators, and drive electronics that have enabled some of the most ambitious planetary exploration missions in history, including NASA&#8217;s Mars Perseverance rover, the CADRE lunar rovers, and precision mechanisms supporting critical scientific instruments and spacecraft subsystems.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The acquisition establishes Rocket Lab as one of the few companies in the world capable of delivering end-to-end Mars mission solutions including launch, spacecraft, software, and Mars-proven robotics for surface and on-orbit operations. This unique capability positions Rocket Lab to lead programs like a commercial Mars Sample Return mission and NASA\u2019s Mars Telecommunications Network, as well as other high-value planetary exploration programs. It also enables Rocket Lab to expand into significant national security applications requiring autonomous robotics in contested or remote environments.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Beyond planetary missions, the acquisition addresses rapidly emerging market opportunities in space-based infrastructure including orbital data centers and mega constellations. Rocket Lab Robotics brings in-house the design and manufacturing of critical spacecraft mechanisms such as solar array drive assemblies (SADAs), antenna and propulsion gimbals, filter wheels, focus mechanisms, and precision drive electronics, completing a key element of Rocket Lab&#8217;s strategy to manufacture satellites at constellation scale and support emerging high-power orbital infrastructure. Orbital data centers are poised to revolutionize cloud computing, AI processing, and data storage in space, but they will require unprecedented power generation capabilities, demanding 100 kilowatts or more from solar arrays. These high-power systems depend on robust, precision-engineered SADAs capable of continuously pointing large solar arrays at the Sun while managing significant torque loads and thermal extremes. Rocket Lab is already a leading supplier of advanced solar cell and array technology to civil, national security, and commercial space markets, so this acquisition deepens the Company\u2019s vertically integrated space power capabilities. The ability to design, manufacture, and integrate these systems in-house gives Rocket Lab a significant competitive advantage in building power-intensive space platforms for customers and the Company\u2019s own programs.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cWith Motiv now part of the Rocket Lab team, we have everything needed to lead the next era of Mars exploration and support the most demanding space infrastructure of tomorrow,\u201d said Rocket Lab founder and CEO, Sir Peter Beck. \u201cThis acquisition has deepened our vertical integration, enabling Rocket Lab to deliver a complete, integrated solution for Mars missions from a single provider, whether that\u2019s bringing Martian samples home to Earth, deploying the next generation of planetary orbiters and rovers, supporting critical national security missions, or enabling the massive solar arrays needed for orbital data centers and constellations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cMotiv was built around the idea that advanced robotics and motion control systems would become increasingly important to the future of space exploration and space infrastructure,\u201d said Chris Thayer, CEO of Motiv Space Systems. \u201cJoining Rocket Lab allows us to accelerate that vision while continuing to deliver mission-critical systems for some of the industry\u2019s most demanding applications.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Motiv\u2019s 50-strong team and manufacturing facilities in Pasadena, California, join Rocket Lab\u2019s existing advanced space manufacturing and development complexes in California, Virginia, Colorado, Maryland, New Mexico, Arizona, Canada, Germany, and New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <strong>+ Media Inquiries<\/strong>\u00a0<br \/>Morgan Connaughton<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=wuRCOPTd33p-Uu8R2apj_EXQlaZx4IpkUPRUUFn06scCaGiV3mH2_fg1gUxABT26NJR0qAaw2lSfotfiCW5xboy7x5PKzOletQAQu0ok3yU=\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">media@rocketlabusa.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <strong>+ Investor Inquiries<\/strong>\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=xgJaWf4XafkwoLxHEj7jpgcoRwDpSeNvxEmypZ8BU20as4Mx3IThQMrlyLMv07dsnNnsFiP1IytejxDziOQz0kQ9O2_8REn_7bxQmMVfPkgJM-ogy5EciiEwikN4bp0g\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">investors@rocketlabusa.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <strong>+ About Rocket Lab\u00a0 <\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>About Rocket Lab Rocket Lab is a leading space company that provides launch services, spacecraft, payloads and satellite components serving commercial, government, and national security markets. Rocket Lab\u2019s Electron rocket is the world\u2019s most frequently launched orbital small rocket; its HASTE rocket provides hypersonic test launch capability for the U.S. government and allied nations; and its Neutron launch vehicle in development will unlock medium launch for constellation deployment, national security and exploration missions. Rocket Lab\u2019s spacecraft and satellite components have enabled more than 1,700 missions spanning commercial, defense and national security missions including GPS, constellations, and exploration missions to the Moon, Mars, and Venus. Rocket Lab is a publicly listed company on the Nasdaq stock exchange (RKLB). 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