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Business Combinations - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Nov. 30, 2021 Missions | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Nov. 15, 2021 USD ($) shares | Apr. 28, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ 43,308 | $ 3,133 |  |  | $ 0
Number of missions launched | Missions | 100 |  |  |  |  |
Recognized performance reserve payments |  | 1,895 |  |  |  |
Cash |  | 310,330 |  |  |  |
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense |  | 32,557 | 4,218 |  |  |
Sinclair Interplanetary [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of outstanding capital stock and voting interest acquired |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |
Cash consideration transferred |  | 12,340 |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ 2,895 |  |  |  |
Revenue related to acquisition |  |  | 2,075 |  |  |
Net loss related to acquisition |  |  | 936 |  |  |
Acquisition and integration related costs |  |  | $ 1,026 |  |  |
Common stock shares issued to seller upon closing of acquisition | shares |  | 2,470,814 |  |  |  |
Business acquisition contingent earnout period |  | 2 years |  |  |  |
Contingent earnout shares to be issued | shares |  | 1,915,357 |  |  |  |
Sinclair Interplanetary [Member] | Minimum | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent earnout shares to be issued | shares |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Sinclair Interplanetary [Member] | Minimum | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Two [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent earnout shares to be issued | shares |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Sinclair Interplanetary [Member] | Maximum | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent earnout shares to be issued | shares |  | 957,679 |  |  |  |
Sinclair Interplanetary [Member] | Maximum | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Two [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent earnout shares to be issued | shares |  | 957,678 |  |  |  |
Advanced Solutions Inc [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration transferred |  | $ 29,935 |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 16,659 |  |  |  |
Revenue related to acquisition |  | 3,877 |  |  |  |
Acquisition and integration related costs |  | 522 |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire businesses, Gross |  | 12,015 |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration payable |  | 5,500 |  |  |  |
Planetary Systems Corporation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration transferred |  | 42,400 |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 23,451 |  |  |  |
Revenue related to acquisition |  | 6,617 |  |  |  |
Acquisition and integration related costs |  | $ 1,024 |  |  |  |
Common stock shares issued to seller upon closing of acquisition | shares |  | 1,720,841 |  |  |  |
Business acquisition contingent earnout period |  | 2 years |  |  |  |
Percentage of mission success heritage | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration payable |  | $ 1,800 |  |  |  |
Cash |  |  |  | $ 42,000 |  |
Stock consideration |  | 11,568 |  |  |  |
Additional potential earn out payment |  | 10,000 |  |  |  |
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense |  | $ 715 |  |  |  |
Planetary Systems Corporation [Member] | Common Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock shares | shares |  |  |  | 1,720,841 |  |
Planetary Systems Corporation [Member] | Performance Based Earnout |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock shares | shares |  |  |  | 956,023 |  |

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