Does Rocket Lab want satellite lasercom builder Mynaric badly enough to allow it to remain German?

by Peter B. de Selding

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Rocket Lab’s offer to purchase struggling German satellite optical communications terminal builder Mynaric AG has taken on a very different coloration since the two sides announced their tentative agreement in March.

In the interval, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has united Europe much more than might have been expected - so much so that Germany this summer modified its constitution to be able to take on debt to finance its defense buildup.

Also during the period, the United States’ European, Canadian and other allies . . .

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