A decades-old rocket factory in Redmond, Wash., is due to be rebranded with a time-honored name: Rocketdyne. If all goes according to plan, the facility will become part of a joint venture created ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to employees at Rocket Lab in Long Beach on Jan. 9, 2026. (Genaro Molina / Los ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivered a campaign-style speech to Blue Origin's rocket-factory workforce with a national-security ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who is taking a tour of U.S. defense contractors, on Friday visited a Long Beach rocket maker, where he told workers they are key to President Trump's vision of ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to employees at Rocket Lab in Long Beach on Jan. 9, 2026. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who is taking a tour of U ...