Living definition
What is Rocket Lab GHOST (Global Hypersonic & Orbital Spaceport Technology)?
Space Launch & Satellites Energy, Climate, Space & Materials
- As of
- 2026-09-22
- Revision
- 2026-10-06.1
- Method
- v1.3.0
Definition
The term, in context
AI-assisted draft · approved dataset
Rocket Lab GHOST (Global Hypersonic & Orbital Spaceport Technology) is a deployable spaceport concept for launch and range infrastructure that can be transported to a location and set up to support orbital and hypersonic vehicle testing without a fixed, permanent launch site. It is designed to package the equipment a launch campaign requires into a mobile configuration, aiming to extend launch and test capacity to locations lacking established spaceport facilities.
Live readiness status
Status as of the current dateline
AI-assisted assembly · derived results
As of 2026-09-22, verified readiness is 32 (claimed 35, reported 35, gap 3) — Critical evidence strength; current signals suggest Track; not yet.
The readiness fact belongs to the canonical Readiness Verdict for Rocket Lab GHOST (Global Hypersonic & Orbital Spaceport Technology).
Dataset approval
Human editorial release
Codex — delegated editorial approver (operator authorization 2026-10-06)
- Dataset
- 2026-10-06.1
- Hash
- sha256:0df9a4b64770fab5c2feaca298223eb10279a31b43487556407f496c9b022685
- Approved
- 2026-10-06