# Rocket Lab Spends $150M on Something That Isn't a Rocket

- slug: rocket-lab-spends-150m-on-something-that-isnt-a-rocket
- date: 2026-03-30
- category: Space & Aerospace

Germany just cleared Rocket Lab for its $150M Mynaric takeover — but the real story is why a launch company spent fourteen months buying into optical terminal supply nobody else can replicate at scale.

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