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In a bold move, Rocket Lab acquires Iridium Communications

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In a bold move, Rocket Lab acquires Iridium Communications
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Rocket Lab announced on Monday that it is acquiring the satellite communications company Iridium. The deal, made for cash and shares of Rocket Lab stock, values Iridium at about $8 billion.
The deal pairs the launch company, founded and led by Peter Beck, with a decades-old profitable satellite company whose network of 80 satellites in low-Earth orbit provides telecommunications services.
"We believe this will be one of the most transformative deals in the space industry," Beck said in a short p

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