Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket took off Saturday from a launch complex in New Zealand to bring seven satellites to orbit for space mission management and rideshare provider Spaceflight.

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Rocket Lab plans to launch its Electron rocket in June to carry multiple satellites into orbit for space rideshare and mission management provider Spaceflight. The mission will be the seventh Electron launch and the company’s third for 2019, following two launches for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the U.S. Air Force, Rocket Lab said Friday. 

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Rocket Lab has launched three research-and-development satellites for the Department of Defense's Space Test Program under a contract with the U.S. Air Force and the Defense Innovation Unit.

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Rocket Lab is set to launch three military satellites into space aboard its Electron rocket on May 4 and plans to stage the first on-orbit demonstration of a York Space System-built satellite for the U.S. Army, SpaceNews reported Friday. 

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Rocket Lab has announced that the next mission of its Electron rocket will bring three satellites into orbit for the Department of Defense’s Space Test Program, Space News reported Wednesday.

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Rocket Lab recently delivered the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Radio Frequency Risk Reduction Deployment Demonstration satellite into orbit aboard the Electron launch vehicle. The R3D2 launch was the first Rocket Lab launch for the year, the company announced Thursday.

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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected Rocket Lab to launch a satellite as part of a program to demonstrate radio communications in small space vehicles through the use of a reflect array antenna technology.

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Rocket Lab launched 10 cubesats into space on Sunday morning as part of its Venture Class Launch Services agreement with NASA. The company said Sunday its Electron rocket lifted off with the small research satellites at 1:33 a.m. Eastern time in Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand. Three NASA centers, one middle school and seven universities built the cubesats through the Educational […] More

Rocket Lab has shortlisted Vandenberg Air Force Base, Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska, Wallops Flight Facility and Cape Canaveral for its second launch site. The company said Tuesday it plans to select by August 2018 the location of the future Launch Complex 2, which will expand its Electron rocket production and customer access to orbit. Peter Beck, founder and chief executive […] More

Rocket Lab has launched its second Electron orbital launch vehicle from the company’s launch complex on Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, into space. The rocket, nicknamed Still Testing, reached orbit 8.5 minutes after liftoff and deployed  Planet‘s Dove Pioneer satellite along with a pair of Spire‘s Lemur-2 satellites during the test flight, Rocket Lab said Sunday. Rocket Lab engineers will analyze launch data […] More

Lockheed Martin has invested in Rocket Lab‘s U.S. subsidiary to support research and development of new technologies for space exploration. “Rocket Lab’s work could have application in a number of aerospace domains, and we look forward to working with them to complement our overall efforts in small lift capabilities and hypersonic flight technologies,” Ned Allen, […] More

Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies subsidiary, has opened a new laboratory at its Camden, Arkansas, site to expand its solid rocket motor materials chemical testing capabilities supporting defense programs. The Camden laboratory provides 5,200 square feet of space to enable the company to move pressurized gas cylinders manually, install additional tensile testing stations and add an upgraded ventilation system for better airflow, L3Harris said Monday.

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