Rocket Lab advances merger with Iridium Communications, signaling major integration and restructuring initiative.

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    "excerpts": "As previously disclosed in its Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 29, 2026, Rocket Lab Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Rocket Lab”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of June 28, 2026, with Iridium Communications Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Iridium”)...",
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