Vector Space Systems, a startup small satellite launch service, is hoping to revolutionize the launch market not just through a dramatic reduction in cost for launch operations for small-sat manufacturers and users, but also through a minimal infrastructure launch architecture that will allow its rockets to launch from any location – potentially freeing the company, if desired, from the four well-established U.S. orbital launch ranges.
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