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    <periodOfReport>2021-08-25</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001819994</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Rocket Lab USA, Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>RKLB</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001881842</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Beck Peter</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O ROCKET LAB USA, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>3881 MCGOWEN STREET</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>LONG BEACH</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>90808</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>President, CEO and Chairman</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001880895</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Beck Kerryn</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O ROCKET LAB USA, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>3881 MCGOWEN STREET</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>LONG BEACH</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>90808</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001880893</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Butler Warren</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O ROCKET LAB USA, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>3881 MCGOWEN STREET</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>LONG BEACH</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>90808</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001881791</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Equatorial Trust</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O ROCKET LAB USA, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>3881 MCGOWEN STREET</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>LONG BEACH</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>90808</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001881857</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Peek Street Equatorial Trustee Ltd</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O ROCKET LAB USA, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>3881 MCGOWEN STREET</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>LONG BEACH</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>90808</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>54551250</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Equatorial Trust</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Earnout Rights (common stock)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>4408241</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Equatorial Trust</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeHolding>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Held directly by Equatorial Trust (the &quot;Trust&quot;), a family trust settled by Peter Beck and Kerryn Beck. Peek Street Equatorial Trustee Limited (the &quot;Trustee&quot;) is the trustee of the Trust and each of Peter Beck, Kerryn Beck and Warren Butler serve as a director of the Trustee with shared voting and investment control of the shares and, as a result, the Trustee and each such individual is deemed to be an indirect beneficial owner of the reported securities. Each reporting owner disclaims his, her or its beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his, her or its pecuniary interest.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Each earnout right represents a contingent right (based on the reporting owners' ownership of common stock) to receive one share of the issuer's common stock. The earnout rights vest upon the issuer's common stock achieving a closing price per share equal to or greater than $20.00 for a period of at least 20 trading days out of 30 consecutive trading days during the period commencing on the 90th day following August 25, 2021 and ending on the 180th day following August 25, 2021. If the target closing stock price is not achieved during such period, the earnout rights will be forfeited.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Exhibit 24.1 - Power of Attorney
Exhibit 24.2 - Power of Attorney
Exhibit 24.3 - Power of Attorney
Exhibit 24.4 - Power of Attorney
Exhibit 24.5 - Power of Attorney</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Robert M.P. Hurwitz, as Attorney-in-Fact for Peter Beck</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2021-09-07</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Robert M.P. Hurwitz, as Attorney-in-Fact for Kerryn Beck</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2021-09-07</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Robert M.P. Hurwitz, as Attorney-in-Fact for Warren Butler</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2021-09-07</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Robert M.P. Hurwitz, as Attorney-in-Fact for Equatorial Trust</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2021-09-07</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Robert M.P. Hurwitz, as Attorney-in-Fact for Peek Street Equatorial Trustee Limited</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2021-09-07</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
